Measuring progress on diet-related NCDs: The need to address the causes of the causes

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9870, 2013, Pages 903-904

  Friel, Sharon ^a   Labonte, Ronald ^b   Sanders, David ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASES; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIAL STATUS; SODIUM RESTRICTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84874990188     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60669-8     Document Type: Letter

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