Soft drinks, childhood overweight, and the role of nutrition educators: Let's base our solutions on reality and sound science

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 258-265

  Marr, Liz ^a,b  

^a Marr Barr Communications   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child nutrition; Nutrition education; Obesity; School nutrition services; Soft drinks

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 11244292267     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60389-8     Document Type: Article

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