Nutritional correlates of perceived stress among university students in Egypt

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 14164-14176

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Berg Beckhoff, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dietary guidelines adherence; Healthy eating; Stress and food intake; Student health

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; HIGHER EDUCATION; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGYPT; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; OBESITY; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT DRINK; STRESS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VEGETABLE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EATING; FOOD PREFERENCE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EGYPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EATING; EGYPT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SNACKS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946925111     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121114164     Document Type: Article

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