Trends in Food and Beverage Portion Sizes in Australian Children; a Time-Series Analysis Comparing 2007 and 2011–2012 National Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Handling
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Portion Size Outcomes
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Van der Bend, D.; Bucher, T.; Schumacher, T.L.; Collins, K.; De Vlieger, N.; Rollo, M.; Burrows, T.L.; Watson, J.F.; Collins, C.E. Trends in Food and Beverage Portion Sizes in Australian Children; a Time-Series Analysis Comparing 2007 and 2011–2012 National Data. Children 2017, 4, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4080069
Van der Bend D, Bucher T, Schumacher TL, Collins K, De Vlieger N, Rollo M, Burrows TL, Watson JF, Collins CE. Trends in Food and Beverage Portion Sizes in Australian Children; a Time-Series Analysis Comparing 2007 and 2011–2012 National Data. Children. 2017; 4(8):69. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4080069
Chicago/Turabian StyleVan der Bend, Daphne, Tamara Bucher, Tracy L. Schumacher, Kate Collins, Nienke De Vlieger, Megan Rollo, Tracy L. Burrows, Jane F. Watson, and Clare E. Collins. 2017. "Trends in Food and Beverage Portion Sizes in Australian Children; a Time-Series Analysis Comparing 2007 and 2011–2012 National Data" Children 4, no. 8: 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4080069