Snack food intake does not predict weight change among children and adolescents

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1210-1216

  Field, A E ^a,b,c   Austin, S B ^a,c   Gillman, M W ^d,e   Rosner, B ^c   Rockett, H R ^c   Colditz, G A ^c,e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index (BMI); Diet; Snack foods; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD; DIET RESTRICTION; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANNER DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; WEIGHT GAIN; Z SCORE; ANTHROPOMETRY; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 6044271412     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802762     Document Type: Article

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