Food composition data in health communication

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue , 2010, Pages S128-S133

  Schonfeldt H C ^a   Gibson, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Consumer education; Food composition; Health communication; Nutrient composition data; Nutrition communication

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; TREND STUDY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78149241420     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.223     Document Type: Article

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