Nutrition labels on pre-packaged foods: A systematic review

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1496-1506

  Campos, Sarah ^a   Doxey, Juliana ^a   Hammond, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food products; Labels; Nutrition; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960128542     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010003290     Document Type: Review

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