Improving the diet of employees at blue-collar worksites: Results from the Food at Work intervention study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 965-974

  Lassen, Anne D ^a   Thorsen, Anne V ^a   Sommer, Helle M ^a   Fagt, Sisse ^a   Trolle, Ellen ^a   Biltoft Jensen, Anja ^a   Tetens, Inge ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Canteen; Food environment; Health promotion; Nutrition intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79956099425     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010003447     Document Type: Article

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