A workplace feasibility study of the effect of a minimal fruit intervention on fruit intake

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1382-1387

  Alinia, Sevil ^a   Lassen, Anne D ^a   Krogholm, Kirstine S ^a   Christensen, Tue ^a   Hels, Ole H ^a   Tetens, Inge ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dietary change; Dietary intervention; Fruit intake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONSUMER; DENMARK; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VEGETABLE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DENMARK; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; VEGETABLES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79960143000     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010002569     Document Type: Article

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