Calorie menu labeling on quick-service restaurant menus: An updated systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Swartz, Jonas J ^a   Braxton, Danielle ^b   Viera, Anthony J ^a,c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie label; Fast food; Food away from home; Menu label; Nutrition information; Obesity; Patient protection and affordable care act; Restaurant label

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LAW; OBESITY; PURCHASING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT;

ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; RESTAURANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955188802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-135     Document Type: Review

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