Quality of food eaten in English primary schools: School dinners vs packed lunches

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 856-864

  Rogers, I S ^a   Ness, A R ^a   Hebditch, K ^a   Jones, L R ^a   Emmett, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STARCH; SUGAR; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 34447276123     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602592     Document Type: Article

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