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Healthy helpers: using culinary lessons to improve children's culinary literacy and self-efficacy to cook by Policastro, Peggy, Brown, Alison H, Comollo, Erin

“…Children do not eat the recommended amounts of vegetables, and school-based nutrition education has not been found to impact this behavior. Cooking education…”
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Editorial: Achieving health equity: sustainability of plant-based diets for human and planetary health by Gardner, Christopher D., Policastro, Peggy, Wang, May C.

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Faith in Fat: A Multisite Examination of University Students' Perceptions of Fat in the Diet by Landry, Matthew J, Olvany, Jasmine M, Mueller, Megan P, Chen, Tiffany, Ikeda, Dana, Sinclair, Danielle, Schatz, Lesley E, Connors, Priscilla, Valgenti, Robert T, Amsler Challamel, Ghislaine, Gardner, Christopher D, Policastro, Peggy

“…Despite recent relaxation of restrictions on dietary fat consumption in dietary guidelines, there remains a collective "fear of fat". This study examined…”
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Drinking With Your Heart on Your Straw: Nudges to Entice Patrons to Choose Water over Soda by Policastro, Peggy, PhD, RDN, Palm, T., BS, Chapman, G., PhD

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O25 Bodacious Broccoli: Assessing Preschool-Aged Children's Liking and Acceptance of Broccoli in Different Cooking Forms by Comollo, Erin, Policastro, Peggy

“…Current literature suggests early childhood is a crucial time for establishing healthy eating habits. These behaviors often extend into adulthood. Most…”
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Tasting with your eyes: Sensory description substitutes for portion size by Policastro, Peggy, Harris, Carly, Chapman, Gretchen

“…A field study conducted in a diner explored whether a sensory rich description of an indulgent dessert prompts consumers to be willing to pay just as much for…”
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People Plants and the Planet: Determinants of Food Choice and Factors Influencing How Adolescents Care for the Planet by Elnakib, Sara, Barlow, Shannon, Downs, Shauna, Schoolman, Ethan, Policastro, Peggy

“…Adolescents exceed dietary recommendations for added sugar, saturated fat, sodium, and refined grains while consuming sufficient quantities of meat, poultry,…”
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Put the healthy item first: Order of ingredient listing influences consumer selection by Policastro, Peggy, Smith, Zach, Chapman, Gretchen

“…This study examined effects of an order form intervention on choice of healthy ingredients among college students ordering submarine sandwiches (subs). Over…”
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Increasing Vegetable Intake by Emphasizing Tasty and Enjoyable Attributes: A Randomized Controlled Multisite Intervention for Taste-Focused Labeling by Turnwald, Bradley P., Bertoldo, Jaclyn D., Perry, Margaret A., Policastro, Peggy, Timmons, Maureen, Bosso, Christopher, Connors, Priscilla, Valgenti, Robert T., Pine, Lindsey, Challamel, Ghislaine, Gardner, Christopher D., Crum, Alia J.

“…Healthy food labels tout health benefits, yet most people prioritize tastiness in the moment of food choice. In a preregistered intervention, we tested whether…”
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Targeted Calorie Message Promotes Healthy Beverage Consumption Better than Charity Incentive by Policastro, Peggy, Palm, Taylor, Schwartz, Janet, Chapman, Gretchen

“…Objective Sugar‐sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is cited as a major contributor to the U.S. obesity epidemic. The objective of this paper was to leverage…”
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P02-006-23 People, Plants, and the Planet – Determinants of Food Choice & Sustainability Factors in Youth & Adolescents by Barlow, Shannon, Downs, Shauna, Elnakib, Sara, Schoolman, Ethan, Policastro, Peggy

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Changes in Body Weight and Fat Mass of Men and Women in the First Year of College: A Study of the "Freshman 15" by Hoffman, Daniel J., Policastro, Peggy, Quick, Virginia, Lee, Soo-Kyung

“…Students entering their first year of college are faced with many stresses and changes, including changes in eating and exercise behavior. A common but often…”
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P82 New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative by Dominguez-Bello, Gloria, Policastro, Peggy, Krol, David, Hoffman, Daniel, Gunning, Christopher, Rabson, Arnold, Domidor, Mara, Comollo, Erin

“…The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) and Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ), joined resources for New Jersey Healthy Kids…”
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Development and evaluation of a university campus-based food safety media campaign for young adults by Abbot, Jaclyn Maurer, Policastro, Peggy, Bruhn, Christine, Schaffner, Donald W, Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol

“…Food safety information campaigns are more likely to be most effective if the messages are tailored to the needs of a specific audience. Designing effective…”
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Behavioral nutrition: Tasting with your eyes, drinking with your heart on your straw, and choosing mindlessly with your gut by Policastro, Peggy

“…Interdisciplinary Research is imperative to finding a creative solution to complex problems. The body of research presented in this dissertation harnesses the…”
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Energy metabolism and body composition in long-term recovery from anorexia nervosa by Dellava, Jocilyn E, Policastro, Peggy, Hoffman, Daniel J

“…OBJECTIVE:: The aim of this study was to determine if energy metabolism and body composition differ between women recovered from anorexia nervosa for 2 or more…”
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Prevention Of Weight Gain In College Freshmen Through Environmental Change: 2846 Board #240 May 29 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM by Volpe, Stella L., Jakicic, John M., Anliker, Jean A., Policastro, Peggy, Leung, May May

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Interrelationships among nutrition knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and body satisfaction by Dissen, Anthony R, Policastro, Peggy, Quick, Virginia, Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol

“…Purpose - Little is known about interrelationships among nutrition knowledge, attitude, dietary intake, and body satisfaction, which are important variables…”
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