The link between diet and health: An exploratory study of adolescents in Northern Ireland using foodmaps

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-195

  Walsh, Aoibéann ^a   Nelson, Roy ^a  

^a Loughry Coll Agric Food Technol   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Balanced diets; Food choice; Foodmaps; Nutritional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855616139     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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