Counting the cost of healthy eating: A Swedish comparison of Mediterranean-style and ordinary diets

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-146

  Rydén, Petra ^a   Sydner, Ylva Mattsson ^a,b   Hagfors, Linda ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economics; Food cost; Healthy diet; Healthy diet index; Mediterranean diet; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 74449083330     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2007.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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