Supermarkets and food consumption patterns: The case of small towns in Kenya

Food Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-21

  Rischke, Ramona ^a   Kimenju, Simon C ^a,b   Klasen, Stephan ^a   Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dietary changes; Food consumption; Malnutrition; Nutrition transition; Obesity; Overweight; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; SMALL TOWN;

KENYA;

EID: 84925625079     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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