Socioeconomic differences in purchases of more vs. less healthy foods and beverages: Analysis of over 25,000 British households in 2010

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-26

  Pechey, Rachel ^a   Jebb, Susan A ^a,b   Kelly, Michael P ^a,c   Almiron Roig, Eva ^a,b   Conde, Susana ^a   Nakamura, Ryota ^a,d   Shemilt, Ian ^a   Suhrcke, Marc ^a,d   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Britain; Diet; Health inequalities; Purchasing; Scanner data; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SODIUM; SUGAR;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD MARKET; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRECISION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BRITISH; ENERGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH FOOD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRIENT; OCCUPATION; PURCHASING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAKE HOME FOOD;

ATTITUDES; BRITAIN; DIET; HEALTH INEQUALITIES; PURCHASING; SCANNER DATA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880377000     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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