Portrayals of food practices and exercise behavior in popular American films

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-32

  Bell, Robert A ^a   Berger, Charles R ^a   Cassady, Diana ^b   Townsend, Marilyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Film; Food; Movies

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FAT; OIL;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEVERAGE; DAIRY PRODUCT; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; INGESTION; RELIABILITY; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 14644403035     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60256-X     Document Type: Article

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