Diet quality in older age: The influence of childhood and adult socio-economic circumstances

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1441-1452

  Atkins, Janice L ^a   Ramsay, Sheena E ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^b   Morris, Richard W ^a   Lennon, Lucy T ^a   Wannamethee, S Goya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Diet score; Older adults; Social relationships; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; BRITISH CITIZEN; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY DIETARY INDEX; FATHER; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED MAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OCCUPATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84929773656     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515000604     Document Type: Article

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