Socioeconomic indicators and frequency of traditional food, junk food, and fruit and vegetable consumption amongst Inuit adults in the Canadian Arctic

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Hopping, B N ^a   Erber, E ^a   Mead, E ^a   Sheehy, T ^b   Roache, C ^c   Sharma, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Government of Nunavut   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetables; Inuit; Non nutrient dense foods; Socioeconomic indicators; Traditional foods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARCTIC REGIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INUITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUNAVUT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956475443     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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