How valid is the European Food Safety Authority's assessment of sports drinks?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7866, 2012, Pages

  Thompson, Matthew ^a   Heneghan, Carl ^a   Cohen, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIETETICS; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXERCISE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LAW; MARATHON RUNNER; MARKETING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPORTS DRINK; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENERGY DRINK; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SPORT; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHILD; ENERGY DRINKS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPORTS;

EID: 84864235749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e4753     Document Type: Review

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