A trans European Union difference in the decline in trans fatty acids in popular foods: A market basket investigation

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Stender, Steen ^a   Astrup, Arne ^b   Dyerberg, Jørn ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANS FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BISCUIT; CHICKEN NUGGET; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRENCH FRIES; PASTRY; POPCORN; WAFER;

EID: 84869772160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000859     Document Type: Article

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