Differences between ethnic minority and native children in breakfast habits

Acta Biomedica

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-136

  Monti, Giorgia ^a   Gkliati, Dimitra ^a   Fanciullo, Lavinia ^a   Mastrorilli, Carla ^a   Finistrella, Viviana ^b   Volta, Elio ^b   Ruggerini, Anna ^b   Ciati, Roberto ^b   Vanelli, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Giocampus Scientific Committee   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breakfast; Ethnic minority; Food; Nutrition; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAD; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; ITALY; MALE; MEAL; MILK; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MINORITY HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860578672     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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