Why do kids eat healthful food? Perceived benefits of and barriers to healthful eating and physical activity among children and adolescents

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 497-501

  O'Dea, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; ENDURANCE; ENERGY; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT; STUDENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION POLICY; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038690417     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50064     Document Type: Article

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