Dietary Intakes in North Carolina Child-Care Centers: Are Children Meeting Current Recommendations?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 718-721

  Ball, Sarah C ^a   Benjamin, Sara E ^a   Ward, Dianne S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CHILD NUTRITION; DAY CARE; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MILK; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; CEREALS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MILK; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 41049114021     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.01.014     Document Type: Article

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