Trends in Chinese snacking behaviors and patterns and the social-demographic role between 1991and 2009

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-262

  Wang, Zhihong ^a,b   Zhai, Fengying ^b   Zhang, Bing ^b   Popkin, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Snacking behaviors; Snacking patterns; Social demographic factors; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861434179     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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