Which dimensions of food-related lifestyle are likely to be associated with obesity in Italy?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 607-613

  Saba, Anna ^a   Cupellaro, Elena ^a   Vassallo, Marco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Key words Food related lifestyle; Obesity; Self reported weight and height; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; COOKING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896443241     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013000116     Document Type: Article

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