Position of the American dietetic association: Food and nutrition misinformation

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 260-266

  Ayoob, Keith Thomas ^a   Duyff, Roberta L ^b   Quagliani, Diane ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Duyff Associates   (United States)

^c Quagliani Communications Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETETICS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ERROR; FOOD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FORGERY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITION; PUBLISHING; QUACKERY; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENCE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; EDUCATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CULTURE; DIET FADS; DIETETICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRAUD; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; QUACKERY; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036480256     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90062-3     Document Type: Article

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