Low income is associated with poor adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a higher prevalence of obesity: Cross-sectional results from the Moli-sani study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Bonaccio, Marialaura ^a,b   Bonanni, Americo Ettore ^a   Castelnuovo, Augusto Di ^a   De Lucia, Francesca ^a   Donati, Maria Benedetta ^b,c   De Gaetano, Giovanni ^b,c   Iacoviello, Licia ^a,b  

^a Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura Giovanni Paolo II   (Italy)

^b Epicomed Research   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84871044588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001685     Document Type: Article

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