Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 99-105 , March 2010

Food Serving Size Knowledge in African American Women and the Relationship with Body Mass Index

  • Meena Shah, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Meena Shah, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 297730, Fort Worth, TX 76129; Phone: (817) 257-6871; Fax (817) 257-7702
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  • Beverley Adams-Huet, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Elizabeth Elston, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
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  • Stacy Hubbard, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
    • ,
  • Kristin Carson, BBA, MLA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

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doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.02.001

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 99-105 , March 2010

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