Following federal guidelines to increase nutrient consumption may lead to higher food costs for consumers

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1471-1477

  Monsivais, Pablo ^a   Aggarwal, Anju ^a   Drewnowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SUGAR; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONSUMER; COST; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW;

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84855165571     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1273     Document Type: Article

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