Misleading nutrition claims on cracker packages prior to and following implementation of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-195

  Mayer, Joni A ^a   Maciel, Tamara L ^a   Orlaski, Patricia L ^a   Flynn Polan, Geralynn ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; LAW; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECEPTION; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031894056     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00060-3     Document Type: Article

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