The supplemental nutrition assistance program, food insecurity, dietary quality, and obesity among US adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1453-1459

  Nguyen, Binh T ^a   Shuval, Kerem ^a   Bertmann, Farryl ^b   Yaroch, Amy L ^c  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b South Hero   (United States)

^c Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930831214     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302580     Document Type: Article

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