Does the sale of sweetened beverages at school affect children's weight?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1332-1339

  Cunningham, Solveig A ^a   Zavodny, Madeline ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Obesity; Overweight; School; Sweetened beverages; USA; Weight

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; OBESITY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEVERAGE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEETNESS; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SWEETENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81555198402     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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