Compliance with Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) and nutrition knowledge levels in adolescents. A case study from Turkey

Appetite

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 272-277

  Sahingoz, Semra Akar ^a   Sanlier, Nevin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; KIDMED; Nutrition education; Nutrition habit; Nutrition knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET QUALITY INDEX; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 79959531573     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.307     Document Type: Article

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