Socio-economic differences in weight-control behaviours and barriers to weight control

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1768-1778

  Siu, Jessica ^a   Giskes, Katrina ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Socio economic position; Weight control; Weight control behaviours; Weight control strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80255126355     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011000644     Document Type: Article

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