What's next for nutrition labeling and health claims? An update on nutrient profiling in the European Union and the United States

Nutrition Today

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 206-214

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 40149112131     PISSN: 0029666X     EISSN: 15389839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NT.0000290198.25267.36     Document Type: Review

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