Nutrition knowledge and associated behavior changes in a holistic, short-term nutrition education intervention with low-income women

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 490-498

  Rustad, Claire ^a   Smith, Chery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Intervention; Lifestyle; Low income; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; LOW-INCOME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION; INTERVENTION; LIFESTYLE; LOW-INCOME; NUTRITION;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84887136021     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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