The clean plate club: About 92% of self-served food is eaten

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 371-374

  Wansink, B ^a   Johnson, K A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY MASS; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEAL; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; POPULATION; PORTION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF SERVED FOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MEALS; OBESITY; PORTION SIZE;

EID: 84922486258     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.104     Document Type: Article

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