Time use choices and healthy body weight: A multivariate analysis of data from the American Time use Survey

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zick, Cathleen D ^a   Stevens, Robert B ^a   Bryant, W Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

And grocery prices; Body mass index; Physical (in)activity time; Time spent eating; Time use; Wage rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TELEVISION VIEWING; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INCOME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960889718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-84     Document Type: Article

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