Associations between mothers' perceptions of the cost of fruit and vegetables and children's diets: Will children pay the price

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 276-278

  Williams, L ^a   Abbott, G ^a   Crawford, D ^a   Ball, K ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

healthy eating; perceived cost of healthy food; socio economic inequalities in nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; FRUIT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84856688397     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.164     Document Type: Article

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