Food energy content influences food portion size estimation by nutrition students

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-276

  Japur, C C ^a   Diez Garcia, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Dietary survey; Food perception; Food portion size

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CARICA PAPAYA; LACTUCA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FOOD; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SIZE PERCEPTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953739632     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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