The Choices programme: A simple, front-of-pack stamp making healthy choices easy

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 383-386

  Dötsch Klerk, Mariska ^a   Jansen, Léon ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Choices International Foundation   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nutrient profiling; Qualifying criteria; Saturated fatty acids; Sodium; Sugars; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

BENCHMARKING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 46049108217     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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