Fast-food consumption among 17-year-olds in the birth to twenty cohort

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 118-123

  Feeley, Alison ^a   Pettifor, J M ^b   Norris, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fast food; Nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAD; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MEAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77952225015     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2009.11734232     Document Type: Article

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