Increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables in the school cafeteria: The influence of active choice

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 145-157

  Hakim, Sharon M ^a   Meissen, Gregory ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice architecture; Fruit and vegetable consumption; National school lunch program; Setting based intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; SCHOOL; STUDENT; VEGETABLE;

FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84878424703     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0109     Document Type: Article

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