Nutrient content of products served by leading Australian fast food chains

Appetite

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 484-489

  Dunford, Elizabeth ^a   Webster, Jacqui ^a   Barzi, Federica ^a   Neal, Bruce ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fast food; Food industry; Public health; Reformulation

Indexed keywords

FAT; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHICKEN MEAT; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; NUTRIENT CONTENT;

AUSTRALIA; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 78649448162     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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