Allocation of household responsibilities influences change in dietary behavior

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1517-1524

  Nelson, Candace C ^a   Sapp, Amy ^a   Berkman, Lisa F ^b   Li, Yi ^a   Sorensen, Glorian ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary behavior; Family roles; Food choice; Gender; Household labor; Households; Nutrition; USA; Work family

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; MANUFACTURING; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD LABOR; HUMAN; MALE; RED MEAT; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955144011     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.030     Document Type: Article

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