"Split Them!" Smaller Item Sizes of Cookies Lead to a Decrease in Energy Intake in Children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-255

  Marchiori, David ^a   Waroquier, Laurent ^b   Klein, Olivier ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Dietary strategy; Energy intake; Food item size; Snack food

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 84860381995     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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