Is healthy eating for obese children necessarilymore costly for families?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 594, 2012, Pages

  Banks, Jonathan ^a   Williams, Jessica ^b   Cumberlidge, Tina ^c   Cimonetti, Tan̂ia ^d   Sharp, Deborah J ^a   Shield, Julian P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child health; Child overnutrition; Food cost; Obesity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST OF LIVING; DIET; EATING; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARKET; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 84862908741     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X616300     Document Type: Article

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