Labelling the salt content in foods: A useful tool in reducing sodium intake in Finland

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-340

  Pietinen, Pirjo ^a   Valsta, Liisa M ^a   Hirvonen, Tero ^a   Sinkko, Harri ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nutrition survey; Salt labelling; Salt reduction; Sodium intake

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

ADULT; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 40549097524     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000249     Document Type: Article

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