The influence of physical and social contexts of eating on lunch-time food intake among Southern Ontario, Canada, middle school students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 421-428

  Woodruff, Sarah J ^a   Hanning, Rhona M ^b   McGoldrick, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent; Food behaviors; Lunch; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHILD; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS;

CHILD; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77955379194     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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