Increasing Child Fruit and Vegetable Intake: Findings from the US Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1283-1290

  Olsho, Lauren E W ^a   Klerman, Jacob Alex ^a   Ritchie, Lorrene ^b   Wakimoto, Patricia ^b   Webb, Karen L ^b   Bartlett, Susan ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; Fruit and vegetable intake; Impact evaluation; Regression discontinuity; School nutrition

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POVERTY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84938204999     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.12.026     Document Type: Article

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