The income-elasticity of calories, macro- and micro-nutrients: What is the literature telling us?

Food Research International

Volumn 76, Issue P4, 2015, Pages 932-937

  Santeramo, Fabio G ^a   Shabnam, Nadia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calorie; Food security; Income elasticity; Meta analysis; Nutrient

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; FOOD SUPPLY; MOBILE SECURITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CALORIE; CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SECURITY; INCOME ELASTICITIES; META ANALYSIS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 84930220171     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.04.014     Document Type: Article

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