Availability of free fruits and vegetables at canteen lunch improves lunch and daily nutritional profiles: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1030-1037

  Lachat, Carl K ^a,b   Verstraeten, Roosmarijn ^a,b   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^a   Menten, Joris ^b   Huybregts, Lieven F ^a   Van Camp, John ^a   Roberfroid, Dominique ^b   Kolsteren, Patrick W ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Canteen lunch; Diet quality; Fruit; Vegetables; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PORTION SIZE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM INTAKE; TEST MEAL; UNIVERSITY; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73749086006     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711450930389X     Document Type: Article

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