Healthy feeding habits: Efficacy results from a cluster-randomized, controlled exploratory trial of a novel, habit-based intervention with parents

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 769-777

  McGowan, Laura ^a   Cooke, Lucy J ^a   Gardner, Benjamin ^a   Beeken, Rebecca J ^a   Croker, Helen ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT VEGETABLE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SNACKS; VEGETABLES; WATER;

EID: 84883197080     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.052159     Document Type: Article

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