Changes in the sodium content of bread in Australia and New Zealand between 2007 and 2010: Implications for policy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 346-349

  Dunford, Elizabeth K ^a   Eyles, Helen ^b   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^b   Webster, Jacqui L ^a   Neal, Bruce C ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAD; FOOD COMPOSITION; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; POLICY; SODIUM CONTENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; SALT INTAKE;

AUSTRALIA; BREAD; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEW ZEALAND; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84856397167     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10673     Document Type: Article

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