Are School Vending Machines Loaded With Calories and Fat: An Assessment of 106 Middle and High Schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 212-218

  Pasch, Keryn E ^a   Lytle, Leslie A ^f   Samuelson, Anne C ^b   Farbakhsh, Kian ^c   Kubik, Martha Y ^b   Patnode, Carrie D ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Nutrition; Public health; School health services

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FATS; FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); MINNESOTA; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952531048     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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