Nutritional Knowledge and Desire to Change of Food Preferences among Saudi Women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-328

  Bakhotmah, Balkees Abed ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

education; food; nutritional awareness; preferences

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; NUTRITION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SAUDI ARABIA; TASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SAUDI ARABIA; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

JEDDAH; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84863888790     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2012.691388     Document Type: Article

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