Greener Trends in Food Science and Nutrition

 

 

 

Psychosocial Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Adults in Formal Employment

 

 

Irene Chikwekwete¹; Namo Gwisai¹; Reginald Dennis Gwisai²

 

 

¹Department of Food and Nutrition, Solusi University.

²Academic Department, Unicaf University Zimbabwe.

 

 

              

              

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