The impact of a population-level school food and nutrition policy on dietary intake and body weights of Canadian children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 934-940

  Fung, Christina ^a   McIsaac, Jessie Lee D ^a,b   Kuhle, Stefan ^c   Kirk, Sara F L ^b,d   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary intake; Food and nutrition policy; Obesity prevention; Population Health Intervention Research; School health

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE;

CHILDREN; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY PREVENTION; POPULATION HEALTH INTERVENTION RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84887819739     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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