A systematic review of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intakes associated with weight gain and overweight/obesity conducted among European adults

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-429

  Giskes, K ^a,b   Avendano M ^a   Brug, J ^c   Kunst, A E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dietary intakes; Europe; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DIETARY FIBER; EUROPE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT VEGETABLE; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; DIET; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DIET; EUROPE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77952764753     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00658.x     Document Type: Review

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