Young UK adults and the 5 a day campaign: Perceived benefits and barriers of eating more fruits and vegetables

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 657-664

  Herbert, Georgia ^a   Butler, Laurie ^a   Kennedy, Orla ^a   Lobb, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 a day; Focus groups; Fruit and vegetables; Gender; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875269474     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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