Overweight and average-weight children equally responsive to "Kids Choice Program" to increase fruit and vegetable consumption

Appetite

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 683-686

  Hendy, Helen M ^a   Williams, Keith E ^b   Camise, Thomas S ^c   Alderman, Sandra ^a   Ivy, Jonathan ^a   Reed, Jessica ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Schuylkill Haven Area School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Fruit and vegetables; Overweight children; School lunch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TASTE PREFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHOOLS; THINNESS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 35648997986     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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