Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 11-18 , January 2009

Characteristics and Dietary Patterns of Adolescents Who Value Eating Locally Grown, Organic, Nongenetically Engineered, and Nonprocessed Food

  • Ramona Robinson-O'Brien, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Department, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St Joseph, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Ramona Robinson-O'Brien, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition Department, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, 37 South College Avenue, St. Joseph, MN 56374; Phone: (320) 363-5781
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  • Nicole Larson, PhD, MPH, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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  • Peter Hannan, MStat

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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  • Mary Story, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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 Data collection was supported by grant R40 MC 00319 (DN-S, principal investigator) from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Service Administration, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Analyses were supported in part by the Adolescent Health Protection Program (School of Nursing, University of Minnesota) grant number T01-DP000112 (PI: Bearinger) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

PII: S1499-4046(08)00088-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.03.007

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 11-18 , January 2009

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