Public beliefs about the causes of obesity and attitudes towards policy initiatives in Great Britain

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2132-2137

  Beeken, Rebecca J ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government policy; Obesity; Overweight; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL CONTROL; TAX; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD SUPPLY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TAXES; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84902406044     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013001821     Document Type: Review

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