Mobile MyPlate: A pilot study using text messaging to provide nutrition education and promote better dietary choices in college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 320-327

  Brown, Onikia N ^a   O'Connor, Lauren E ^b   Savaiano, Dennis ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; College; Health education; MyPlate; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION; VEGETABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITIES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901465619     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2014.899233     Document Type: Article

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