Assessment of fruit and vegetable preferences in a group of school children in grades 1 and 5

Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Calabrese, G ^a   Sozzi, L ^a   Maj, M ^a   Rossi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fruit; Index of appreciation; School children; Vegetables; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL;

APPLE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIWIFRUIT; MALE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORANGE (FRUIT); PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 77953398783     PISSN: 1973798X     EISSN: 19737998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12349-009-0039-5     Document Type: Article

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