Offering choice and its effect on Dutch children's liking and consumption of vegetables: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Zeinstra, Gertrude G ^a   Renes, Reint J ^a   Koelen, Maria A ^a   Kok, Frans J ^a   De Graaf, Cees ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VEGETABLES;

EID: 75649133221     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28529     Document Type: Article

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