Nutritional quality of menu offerings at eight fast-food chains in the U.S.: A commentary

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 690-691

  Wootan, Margo G ^a  

^a Center for Science in the Public Interest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIC; FAST FOOD; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PORTION SIZE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

FAST FOODS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 84877908823     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.03.003     Document Type: Note

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