Social influences on eating

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-6

  Higgs, Suzanne ^a   Thomas, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84946593804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.005     Document Type: Review

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