Determining the 'healthiness' of foods marketed to children on television using the Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling criteria

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 178-183

  Watson, Wendy L ^a   Johnston, Aimee ^a   Hughes, Clare ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advertising; Children; Food marketing; Nutrient profiling; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908700176     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12127     Document Type: Article

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