A healthy diet consistent with Australian health recommendations is too expensive for welfare-dependent families

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 566-572

  Kettings, Christine ^a   Sinclair, Andrew J ^a   Voevodin, Melanie ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian dietary guidelines; Food cost; Food security; Low income family

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 74949126353     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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