Classroom "cupcake" celebrations: Observations of foods offered and consumed

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Isoldi, Kathy K ^a   Dalton, Sharron ^b   Rodriguez, Desiree P ^c   Nestle, Marion ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Children's Aid Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Food; Obesity; Primary schools; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEISURE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; OBESITY; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84855704804     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.03.144     Document Type: Article

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