Choosing front-of-package food labelling nutritional criteria: How smart were 'Smart Choices'?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 262-267

  Roberto, Christina A ^a   Bragg, Marie A ^a   Livingston, Kara A ^b   Harris, Jennifer L ^a   Thompson, Jackie M ^a   Seamans, Marissa J ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Smart Choices'; Food labelling; Front of package food labels; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITIVE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855414819     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011000826     Document Type: Article

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