How well do adolescents determine portion sizes of foods and beverages?

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Steyn, Nelia P ^a   Senekal, Marjanne ^b   Norris, Shane A ^c   Whati, Lindiwe ^a   MacKeown, Jennifer M ^c   Nel, Johanna H ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Black or white children; Dietary survey; Food models; Food portions; Johannesburg Soweto; South Africa; Visual aids

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEVERAGES; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIZE PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 33644755449     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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