Are 'competitive foods' sold at school making our children fat?

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 430-435

  Larson, Nicole ^a,b   Story, Mary ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEAL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957292181     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0716     Document Type: Article

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