Menu labeling as a potential strategy for combating the obesity epidemic: A health impact assessment

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1680-1686

  Kuo, Tony ^a,b,f   Jarosz, Christopher J ^c,d   Simon, Paul ^a,e   Fielding, Jonathan E ^a,e  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Los Angeles County Department of Coroner   (United States)

^d East Los Angeles College   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MENU PLANNING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESTAURANTS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049109865     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.153023     Document Type: Article

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