A food service intervention improves whole grain access at lunch in rural elementary schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 212-219

  Cohen, Juliana F W ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^a   Bryn Austin, S ^b   Hyatt, Raymond R ^c   Kraak, Vivica I ^d   Economos, Christina D ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

School food service; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE; WHOLE GRAIN;

SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE; WHOLE GRAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; CEREALS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84892742953     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12133     Document Type: Article

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