Declining role of governments in promoting healthy eating: Time to rethink the role of the food industry?

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 127-130

  Mikkelsen, Bent Egberg ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Corporate nutritional responsibility; Food industry; Governments; Healthy eating

Indexed keywords

EATING HABIT; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 27144537160     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: 16512359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11026480500237640     Document Type: Review

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