Influencing and modifying children's energy intake: The role of portion size and energy density

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 397-406

  Pourshahidi, L Kirsty ^a   Kerr, Maeve A ^a   Mccaffrey, Tracy A ^b   Livingstone, M Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Energy density; Energy intake; Portion size

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EATING HABIT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALATABILITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PORTION SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WEIGHT CONTROL; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; NUTRITION; PARENT; VEGETABLE; CATERING SERVICE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PORTION SIZE;

EID: 84904573286     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665114000615     Document Type: Conference Paper

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