The "snacking Child" and its social network: Some insights from an italian survey

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gregori, Dario ^a   Foltran, Francesca ^a   Ghidina, Marco ^b   Zobec, Federica ^b   Ballali, Simonetta ^c   Franchin, Laura ^b   Berchialla, Paola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ZETA Research Inc   (Italy)

^c Prochild ONLUS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

overweight in children; physical activity; snacks; social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FAST FOOD; FATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING; CALORIC INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 82255179819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-132     Document Type: Article

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