Healthy food procurement policies and their impact

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2608-2627

  Niebylski, Mark L ^a   Lu, Tammy ^a   Campbell, Norm R C ^b   Arcand, Joanne ^b   Schermel, Alyssa ^b   Hua, Diane ^b   Yeates, Karen E ^c   Tobe, Sheldon W ^c   Twohig, Patrick A ^b   L'Abbé, Mary R ^b   Liu, Peter P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food; Health; Health promotion; Non communicable disease; Public policy; Saturated fat; Sodium; Sugar; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FATTY ACID; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; SODIUM; SUGAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY FOOD PROCUREMENT POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PROGRAM IMPACT; PURCHASING; SCHOOL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; WORKPLACE; CATERING SERVICE;

FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 84897842715     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110302608     Document Type: Article

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