Relationship between living alone and food and nutrient intake

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 594-611

  Hanna, Katherine L ^a   Collins, Peter F ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Food intake; Living arrangements; Nutrient intake; One person household

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DATA BASE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; FAMILY SIZE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84949670305     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv024     Document Type: Article

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