Trans fat bans and human freedom

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 27-32

  Resnik, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Freedom; Policy; Public health; Slippery slope; Trans fats

Indexed keywords

TRANS FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATERING SERVICE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIETARY FATS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; FREEDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITION POLICY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESTAURANTS; STATE GOVERNMENT; TRANS FATTY ACIDS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 77949341188     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903585636     Document Type: Article

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