Attitudes about health and nutrition are more indicative of dietary quality in 50- to 75-year-old women than weight and appearance concerns

A study assessed the link between older women's attitudes about health and nutrition as well as about weight and appearance and their food and nutrient intakes. Data found that older adults who are more knowledgeable about or aware of nutrition and health generally have a more healthful dietary...

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Published in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1999-04, Vol.99 (4), p.475-478
Main Authors: LAHMANN, PETRA H, KUMANYIKA, SHIRIKI K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
age
Age Factors
Aged
Aged women
ascorbic acid
Attitude to Health
Attitudes
attitudes and opinions
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
calcium
cholesterol
Diet
Diet - psychology
Diet - standards
Diet Records
dietary fat
dietary fiber
eating habits
Female
food choices
Health attitudes
Health behavior
health beliefs
Humans
Interviews as Topic
meat
Middle Aged
Middle aged women
nutrient intake
Nutrition education
nutrition information
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
nutritional status
Older people
saturated fatty acids
Surveys and Questionnaires
sweets
Telephone
vegetables
vitamin A
Women
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Summary:A study assessed the link between older women's attitudes about health and nutrition as well as about weight and appearance and their food and nutrient intakes. Data found that older adults who are more knowledgeable about or aware of nutrition and health generally have a more healthful dietary pattern.
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/S0002-8223(99)00118-2