Does eating while watching television influence children's food-related behaviours?

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-18

  Marquis, Marie ^a   Filion, Yves P ^b   Dagenais, Fannie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b 360Sensis ^*  (Canada)

^c Groupe d'Action Sur le Poids   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEVISION; TIME;

ADVERTISING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18444386505     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/66.1.2005.12     Document Type: Article

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