Nutrient-content claims - Guidance or cause for confusion?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 195-198

  Sylvetsky, Allison C ^a   Dietz, William H ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUGAR INTAKE;

CHILD; CONFUSION; DIETARY SUCROSE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SWEETENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84904252062     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1404899     Document Type: Article

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