Youth Gardens Increase Healthy Behaviors in Young Children

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 192-204

  Meinen, Amy ^a   Friese, Bettina ^b   Wright, William ^c   Carrel, Aaron ^d  

^a Obesity Prevention Unit   (United States)

^b PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

childcare gardening; childhood obesity; fruit and vegetable access; fruits and vegetables; health; nutrition; school gardening; youth gardening

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GARDENING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84866296307     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2012.704662     Document Type: Article

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