Evidenced-based, practical food portion sizes for preschool children and how they fit into a well balanced, nutritionally adequate diet

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-154

  More, J A ^a   Emmett, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced diet; Nutritional adequacy; Portion sizes; Preschool children; The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PORTION SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PORTION SIZE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84925654878     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12228     Document Type: Article

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