Nutrition menu labeling may lead to lower-calorie restaurant meal choices for children

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-248

  Tandon, Pooja S ^a,b   Wright, Jeffrey ^b   Zhou, Chuan ^a,b   Rogers, Cara Beth ^a   Christakis, Dimitri A ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Fast food; Menu labeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NUTRITION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MALE; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 76049091755     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1117     Document Type: Article

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