Pilot Study: EatFit Impacts Sixth Graders' Academic Performance on Achievement of Mathematics and English Education Standards

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-131

  Shilts, Mical Kay ^a   Lamp, Cathi ^b   Horowitz, Marcel ^b   Townsend, Marilyn S ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; adolescents; content standards; nutrition education; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 62649113987     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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