A cost comparison of more and less nutritious food choices in US supermarkets

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1693-1699

  Katz, David L ^a   Doughty, Kim ^a   Njike, Valentine ^a   Treu, Judith A ^a   Reynolds, Jesse ^a   Walker, Jennifer ^b   Smith, Erica ^b   Katz, Catherine ^a  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b Independence School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Elementary school; Nutritional quality; Nutritious foods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BUDGETS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82555184029     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011000048     Document Type: Article

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