Obesity and the effects of choice at a fast food restaurant

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Brindal, Emily ^a,b,c   Mohr, Philip ^a   Wilson, Carlene ^a   Wittert, Gary ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NOBLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Fast food; Nutritional composition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 44649144028     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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