Determinants of Dietary Intake in a Sample of White and Mexican-American Children
Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPublished 1 November 1998
Michelle Zive, Gail C. Frank-Spohrer, James F. Sallis, Thomas L. McKenzie, John P. Elder, Charles C. Berry
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Fat and sodium intake of children may be improved by improving parents' nutrition habits and by having parents encourage children to eat a healthful diet.
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Fat and sodium intake of children may be improved by improving parents' nutrition habits and by having parents encourage children to eat a healthful diet. Few modifiable correlates of children's energy intake were identified.
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