Impact of Commercials on Food Preferences of Low-income, Minority Preschoolers

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Nicklas, Theresa A ^a   Goh, Eugenia Tsuei ^b   Suzanne Goodell, L ^c   Acuff, Daniel S ^d   Reiher, Robert ^e   Buday, Richard ^f   Ottenbacher, Allison ^g  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YMS Consulting and The Character Lab   (United States)

^e E SMART Choice   (United States)

^f Archimage Inc   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Commercials; Food preferences; Fruit; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEVISION; VEGETABLE;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; TELEVISION; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 78650906276     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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