Consumption of ultra-processed foods and likely impact on human health. Evidence from Canada

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2240-2248

  Moubarac, Jean Claude ^a,b   Martins, Ana Paula Bortoletto ^a   Claro, Rafael Moreira ^a   Levy, Renata Bertazzi ^a   Cannon, Geoffrey ^c   Monteiro, Carlos Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c World Public Health Nutrition Association   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diet; Food classification; Nutrition; Obesity; Ultra processed foods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; STANDARD;

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAST FOODS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY;

EID: 84899573017     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005009     Document Type: Article

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