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Eating
for health? A survey of attitudes, awareness and
eating habits among adults in Northern Ireland
Title:
Eating for health? A survey of attitudes, awareness and eating
habits among adults in Northern Ireland. |
Published:
HPA, September,
2001. |
Description:
In autumn 1999,
the HPA, as part of its work on the Food and Nutrition Strategy,
commissioned research to obtain information on eating patterns
among 5-75 year olds in Northern Ireland. The purpose of this
research was to establish benchmark data on a number of key
issues to facilitate the monitoring of progress in the key areas
of the Strategy and to guide the development of programmes and
initiatives undertaken to implement the Strategy. This
research document reports on the adults' survey, which examined
current eating patterns, reported food intake, the factors influencing
food choices, public knowledge of current nutritional recommendations
and attitudes to healthy eating. |
Format:
A4, 80 pages, research report. |
Other
formats:
PDF available
Here (297kb). |
Target
group:
Health professionals, students of nutrition and related topics. |
Available
from:
HPA and Central
Health Promotion Resource Services. |
ISBN:
1 874602 37 9 |
Additional
information:
During this survey, adults were also asked about the eating
patterns of their children (aged 5-17 years). The results of
this part of the survey are reported in Eating
for health? A survey of eating habits among children and young
people in Northern Ireland. |
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