Public perceptions of cooking and the implications for cooking behaviour in the USA

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1606-1615

  Wolfson, Julia A ^a   Smith, Katherine Clegg ^a   Frattaroli, Shannon ^a   Bleich, Sara N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour; Cooking; Public perceptions; USA

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOKING; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; MEAL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

COOKING; FAST FOODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; MEALS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955328278     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015003778     Document Type: Article

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