Is Natural Food Healthy?

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 797-812

  Siipi, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conceptual analysis; Food; Healthy; Natural

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FOOD; NATURALNESS; NUTRITION;

EID: 84883054288     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-012-9406-y     Document Type: Article

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