A comparison of the fat composition and prices of margarines between 2002 and 2006, when new Canadian labelling regulations came into effect

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1270-1275

  Ricciuto, Laurie ^a   Lin, Kevin ^a   Tarasuk, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Nutrition labelling; Population health; Socio economic status; Trans fat

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MARGARINE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRANS FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HEART DISEASE; LIPID COMPOSITION; PACKAGING; PORTION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FOOD LABELING; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MARGARINE; TRANS FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 69749110075     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008003868     Document Type: Article

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