Addressing childhood overweight through schools

Collegium Antropologicum

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-32

  Probart, Claudia ^a   McDonnell, Elaine ^a   Weirich, J Elaine ^a   Birkenshaw, Patricia ^b   Fekete, Vonda ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Food and Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; School meals; School nutrition environment; School policies; Wellness policies

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMAN; OBESITY; SCHOOL;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SCHOOLS;

EID: 34047257366     PISSN: 03506134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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