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ERIC Number: EJ593820
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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Food Stamp Recipients Eat More Vegetables after Viewing Nutrition Videos.
Joy, Amy Block; Feldman, Nancy; Fujii, Mary Lavender; Garcia, Linda; Hudes, Mark; Mitchell, Rita; Bunch, Sybille; Metz, Diane
California Agriculture, v53 n5 p24-28 Sep-Oct 1999
A study in three California counties found that food stamp recipients who viewed a videotape promoting vegetables had increased their knowledge of vegetables and greatly increased their consumption of potatoes and raw vegetables two to six weeks later. The feasibility of using videotaped nutrition instruction with low-income adults is discussed. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Eating Habits, Food, Foods Instruction, Low Income, Nutrition Instruction, Videotape Recordings, Welfare Recipients
Journal availability: Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, 1111 Franklin St., 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607-5200. Tel: 510-987-0044 (free subscriptions, single copy $3).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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