Serving larger portions of fruits and vegetables together at dinner promotes intake of both foods among young children

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 266-270

  Mathias, Kevin C ^a,b   Rolls, Barbara J ^c   Birch, Leann L ^c   Kral, Tanja V E ^d   Hanna, Elizabeth L ^b,e   Davey, Adam ^f   Fisher, Jennifer O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^f Doctoral Program in Health Ecology   (United States)

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EID: 84858618143     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.040     Document Type: Article

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