How important is the choice of the nutrient profile model used to regulate broadcast advertising of foods to children: A comparison using a targeted data set

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 815-820

  Scarborough, P ^a   Payne, C ^a   Agu, C G ^a   Kaur, A ^a   Mizdrak, A ^a   Rayner, M ^a   Halford, J C G ^b   Boyland, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advertising; nutrient profile; nutrition; regulation

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; MARKETING; NUTRIENT CONTENT; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881475494     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.112     Document Type: Article

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