From Denmark to Delhi: The multisectoral challenge of regulating trans fats in India

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2273-2280

  Downs, Shauna M ^a   Thow, Anne Marie ^a   Ghosh Jerath, Suparna ^b   McNab, Justin ^a   Reddy, K Srinath ^b   Leeder, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Food policy; Regulation; Trans fat

Indexed keywords

TRANS FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; DENMARK; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT;

AWARENESS; COMMERCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DENMARK; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NUTRITION POLICY; TRANS FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84902406356     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012004995     Document Type: Article

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