Getting rid of trans fats in the US diet: Policies, incentives and progress

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 497-503

  Unnevehr, Laurian J ^a   Jagmanaite, Evelina ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food industry; Food service; Nutrition labeling; Supply chain; Trans fats

Indexed keywords

DIET; FAT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH RISK; INCENTIVE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55049129898     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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