A survey of the reformulation of Australian child-oriented food products

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Savio, Stephanie ^a   Mehta, Kaye ^a   Udell, Tuesday ^b   Coveney, John ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Heart Foundation   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child oriented products; Children; Food; Food industry; Food supply; Nutrition; Policy; Reformulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, REDUCING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84883620325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-836     Document Type: Review

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