Regulation of sugar-sweetened beverages

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1464-1466

  Farley, Thomas ^a   Just, David R ^b   Wansink, Brian ^b  

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

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED STATES;

BEVERAGES; CHILD; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867193118     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMclde1210278     Document Type: Article

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