Food product composition, consumer health, and public policy: Introduction and overview of special section

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 465-469

  Golan, Elise ^a   Unnevehr, Laurian ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Diet quality; Food composition; Nutrition education; Nutrition labeling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PUBLIC HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55049093886     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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