Encouraging vegetable intake as a snack among children: The influence of portion and unit size

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2736-2741

  Van Kleef, Ellen ^a   Bruggers, Ilse ^a   De Vet, Emely ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food intake; Portion size; Unit size; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PORTION SIZE; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PORTION SIZE; SNACKS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84944354558     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015001329     Document Type: Article

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