Measuring the 'obesogenic' food environment in New Zealand primary schools

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-20

  Carter, Mary Ann ^a,b,c   Swinburn, Boyd ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b National Heart Foundation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c Hawke's Bay District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Obesity; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD;

BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1642413666     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah103     Document Type: Article

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