Environmental Influences on Dietary Behavior Among Children: Availability and Accessibility of Fruits and Vegetables Enable Consumption.

Hearn, Marsha Davis; Baranowski, Tom; Baranowski, Janice; Doyle, Colleen; Smith, Matthew; Lin, Lillian S.; Resnicow, Ken

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ERIC Number: EJ561955

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Environmental Influences on Dietary Behavior Among Children: Availability and Accessibility of Fruits and Vegetables Enable Consumption.

Hearn, Marsha Davis; Baranowski, Tom; Baranowski, Janice; Doyle, Colleen; Smith, Matthew; Lin, Lillian S.; Resnicow, Ken

Journal of Health Education, v29 n1 p26-32 Jan-Feb 1998

Two studies examined how availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables (F&V) affected elementary students' F&V consumption. Surveys of parents and children, food consumption records, and examination of foods served at several schools indicated that children's F&V consumption was related to home and school availability and accessibility of F&V. (SM)

Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Food, Nutrition, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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