Are interventions to promote healthy eating equally effective for all? Systematic review of socioeconomic inequalities in impact Health behavior, health promotion and society

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  McGill, Rory ^a   Anwar, Elspeth ^a   Orton, Lois ^a   Bromley, Helen ^a   Lloyd Williams, Ffion ^a   O'Flaherty, Martin ^a   Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Guzman Castillo, Maria ^a   Gillespie, Duncan ^a   Moreira, Patricia ^a   Allen, Kirk ^a   Hyseni, Lirije ^a   Calder, Nicola ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^b   White, Martin ^c,d   Whitehead, Margaret ^a   Capewell, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthy eating; Intervention; Noncommunicable diseases; Socioeconomic inequalities

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARKETING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84928884237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1781-7     Document Type: Article

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