A case for targeting marketing and availability in school food policy: Adolescents' food purchases at school and exposure to television, internet, and video games

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Jones, Sonya ^a   Chu, Yong H ^a   Burke, Michael P ^a   Teixeira, Amy ^a   Blake, Christine E ^a   Frongillo, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Marketing; Nutrition policy; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; GAME; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARKETING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; TELEVISION;

EID: 84868250523     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2012.651389     Document Type: Article

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