Availability and accessibility of healthier options and nutrition information at New Zealand fast food restaurants

Appetite

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 227-233

  Chand, Ashmita ^a   Eyles, Helen ^a   Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fast foods; Food labelling; Healthy option; Nutrition information

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; POLICY; TELEPHONE;

BEVERAGES; CARBOHYDRATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FATS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH FOOD; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESTAURANTS; SODIUM;

EID: 80755148619     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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