Perceptions of the food shopping environment are associated with greater consumption of fruits and vegetables

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1124-1129

  Blitstein, Jonathan L ^a   Snider, Jeremy ^b   Evans, W Douglas ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh fruits and vegetables; Retail food environment; Store characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICAGO; CHILD; COMMERCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84864129265     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012000523     Document Type: Article

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