Are school meals a viable and sustainable tool to improve the healthiness and sustainability of children´s diet and food consumption? A cross-national comparative perspective

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 18, 2017, Pages 3942-3958

  Oostindjer, Marije ^a   Aschemann Witzel, Jessica ^b   Wang, Qing ^a   Skuland, Silje Elisabeth ^c   Egelandsdal, Bjørg ^a   Amdam, Gro V ^a,d   Schjøll, Alexander ^c   Pachucki, Mark C ^e   Rozin, Paul ^f   Stein, Jarrett ^f   Lengard Almli, Valerie ^g   Van Kleef, Ellen ^h  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g NOFIMA   (Norway)

^h WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

children; food behavior; health; learning; School meals; sustainability

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; NUTRITION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHILDREN; CROSS-NATIONAL; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; INTEGRATIVE LEARNING; LEARNING; SCHOOL MEALS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS;

EDUCATION;

BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LEARNING; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL; STANDARDS;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MEALS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 85029698577     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1197180     Document Type: Article

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