School meals: A nutritional and environmental perspective

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Demas, Antonia ^a,b   Kindermann, Dana ^c   Pimentel, David ^d  

^a Food Studies Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; BALTIMORE; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SERVICES; FOSSIL FUELS; HUMANS; MENU PLANNING; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77952942745     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0160     Document Type: Article

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