Public health action amid scientific uncertainty: The case of restaurant calorie labeling regulations

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 434-435

  Ludwig, David S ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESTAURANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651218921     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1045     Document Type: Note

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