The impact of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on student food selection and sales in Texas

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 706-712

  Cullen, Karen W ^a   Watson, Kathleen B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHILD; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ICE CREAM; MILK; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MILK; NUTRITION POLICY; OVERWEIGHT; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TEXAS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 63149184135     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129387     Document Type: Article

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