Reducing meat consumption in the USA: A nationally representative survey of attitudes and behaviours

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1835-1844

  Neff, Roni A ^a,b   Edwards, Danielle ^b   Palmer, Anne ^b   Ramsing, Rebecca ^b   Righter, Allison ^c   Wolfson, Julia ^d  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

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

^c Culinary Institute of America at Greystone   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary attitudes; Dietary behaviours; Meat consumption; Meat reduction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VEGETARIAN DIET; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85044371402     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017004190     Document Type: Article

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