Health and diet in a rural area: the construction of food choice in later life
Jeanette M. Lilley
(Lecturer in Applied Gerontology, Department of Health Care of the Elderly, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK)
Angela E. Johnson
(Research Fellow, Department of Health Care of the Elderly, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK)
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Abstract
Describes a study of food choice among elderly people living in a rural area. The findings reveal that knowledge about “healthy foods” in this age group is good and that people often choose healthier foods in preference to alternatives, despite finding the alternatives more palatable.
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Citation
Lilley, J.M. and Johnson, A.E. (1996), "Health and diet in a rural area: the construction of food choice in later life", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 96 No. 5, pp. 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346659610129206
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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