Can the food industry play a constructive role in the obesity epidemic?

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1808-1811

  Ludwig, David S ^a   Nestle, Marion ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BEVERAGE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MARKETING; NOTE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; ETHICS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LOBBYING; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049151685     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.15.1808     Document Type: Note

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