Choosing breakfast: How well does packet information on Australian breakfast cereals, bars and drinks reflect recommendations?

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 226-233

  Woods, Julie ^a   Walker, Karen ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food regulation; Food standards code; Nutrition information panel

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948956666     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2007.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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