Front-of-pack nutrition label stimulates healthier product development: A quantitative analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Vyth, Ellis L ^a   Steenhuis, Ingrid H M ^a   Roodenburg, Annet J C ^a   Brug, Johannes ^b   Seidell, Jacob C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CALORIE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY FIBER; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT JUICE; MEAT; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PACKAGING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956455984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-65     Document Type: Article

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