The relationship between food literacy and dietary intake in adolescents: A systematic review

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 649-658

  Vaitkeviciute, Rimante ^a   Ball, Lauren E ^a   Harris, Neil ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Eating behaviours; Food literacy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DIETETICS; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DIETETICS; EATING; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922658691     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000962     Document Type: Review

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