Does nutrition education in primary schools make a difference to childrens fruit and vegetable consumption?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1898-1904

  Ransley, Joan Kathleen ^a   Taylor, Elizabeth Faye ^a   Radwan, Yara ^b   Kitchen, Meaghan Sarah ^a   Greenwood, Darren Charles ^a   Cade, Janet Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Diet; Fruit; School; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 79451473653     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010000595     Document Type: Article

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