Free school fruit: Can an extra piece of fruit every school day contribute to the prevention of future weight gain? A cluster randomized trial

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Bere, Elling ^a   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b   Øverby, Nina C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Free fruit; Fruits and vegetables; Overweight; School fruit scheme; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PARENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84906963737     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v58.23194     Document Type: Article

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