International moves to strengthen food policies

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-224

  Lobstein, T ^a,b  

^a International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Food policy; Inequalities; Marketing; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MARKETING; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 68149094409     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665109001062     Document Type: Conference Paper

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