Assessing the effect of food exposure on children's identification and acceptance of fruit and vegetables

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-56

  Schindler, Jennifer M ^a   Corbett, Denise ^b   Forestell, Catherine A ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b Williamsburg James City County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Food acceptance; Fruit and vegetable exposure; Obesity; School nutrition program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD EXPOSURE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84870356224     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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