Removal of the requirement for schools to only sell healthy food a giant leap backwards

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1290, 2009, Pages 130-132

  Gorton, Delvina ^a   Eyles, Helen ^a   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^a   Bullen, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; ADOLESCENT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 64049093954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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