Use of Nutritional Information in Canada: National Trends between 2004 and 2008

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 356-365

  Goodman, Samantha ^a   Hammond, David ^a   Pillo Blocka, Francy ^b   Glanville, Theresa ^b   Jenkins, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition   (Canada)

^c Jenkins Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nutrition information sources; Nutrition labeling; Nutritional surveys; Product labeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 80052552867     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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