Effect of Nutrition Intervention Using a General Nutrition Course for Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among College Students

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-109

  Ha, Eun Jeong ^a   Caine Bish, Natalie ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; fruit; nutrition class; nutrition intervention; vegetable

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349094471     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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