Changes in the sodium content of australian ready meals between 2008 and 2011

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 138-143

  Christoforou, Anthea Kay ^a   Dunford, Elizabeth Kalpiaka ^a,b   Neal, Bruce Charles ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Food reformulation; Public health nutrition; Ready to eat meals; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; MEAL; SODIUM INTAKE;

AUSTRALIA; FAST FOODS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; MEALS; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 84873254828     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.1.10     Document Type: Article

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