Barriers to avoiding fast-food consumption in an environment supportive of unhealthy eating

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2105-2113

  Thornton, Lukar E ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^b   Crawford, David A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast food; Food environment; Socio economic disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMERCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84902389321     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005083     Document Type: Article

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