Why healthy eating is bad for young people's health: Identity, belonging and food

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1131-1139

  Stead, Martine ^a   McDermott, Laura ^a   MacKintosh, Anne Marie ^a   Adamson, Ashley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Belonging; Food brands; Healthy eating; Identity; North east england; Nutrition; Qualitative research; School food; UK

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; NUTRITION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953766744     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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