Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 149-159 , May 2008

Diverse Food Items Are Similarly Categorized by 8- to 13-year-old Children

  • Alicia Beltran, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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  • Karina Knight Sepulveda, BA

      Affiliations

    • Formerly with the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Currently at the University of Florida, Gainesville
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  • Kathy Watson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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  • Tom Baranowski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Tom Baranowski, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates St, Houston, TX 77030; Phone: (713) 798-6762; Fax: (713) 798-7098
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  • Janice Baranowski, MPH, RD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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  • Noemi Islam, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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  • Mariam Missaghian, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

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 This research was funded primarily by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (5 U44 DK66724-01). This work is also a publication of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/ARS) Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and has been funded in part with federal funds from the USDA/ARS under Cooperative Agreement No. 58-6250-6001.

PII: S1499-4046(08)00004-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.01.002

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 149-159 , May 2008

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