Evaluation of fast food behavior in pre-school children and parents following a one-year intervention with nutrition education

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 6780-6790

  Gao, Yongqing ^a   Huang, Yuee ^b   Zhang, Yongjun ^c   Liu, Fengqiong ^d   Feng, Cindy Xin ^e   Liu, Tingting ^f   Li, Changwei ^g   Lin, Dongdong ^h   Mu, Yongping ⁱ   Tarver, Siobhan L ^g   Wang, Mao ^d   Sun, Wenjie ^a,g  

^a GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wannan Medical University   (China)

^c Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical University   (China)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Tulane University   (United States)

ⁱ INNER MONGOLIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese parents; Western style fast food; Young children

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD QUALITY; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; NUTRITION; PRIMARY EDUCATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CITY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

ANHUI; CHINA; HEFEI;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CITIES; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PARENTS;

EID: 84904015594     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110706780     Document Type: Article

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