Energy-adjusted food costs make little economic sense

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 861-

  Frazão, Elizabeth ^a   Carlson, Andrea ^a   Stewart, Hayden ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY COST; FOOD; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS;

EID: 79953223643     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009639     Document Type: Letter

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