Preschool children's meal patterns analysed using the Food-Based Classification of Eating Episodes model

Scandinavian Journal of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-138

  Sepp, Hanna ^a   Lennernäs, Maria ^b,c   Abrahamsson, Lillemor ^b,d  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^d Department of Domestic Sciences ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eating episodes; Frequency; Meals and snacks; Preschool children; Timing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD BASED CLASSIFICATION OF EATING EPISODES MODEL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33749494063     PISSN: 17482976     EISSN: 17482984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482970600960681     Document Type: Article

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