Salt as a public health challenge in continental European convenience and ready meals

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2459-2466

  Kanzler, Sonja ^a   Hartmann, Christina ^a   Gruber, Anita ^a   Lammer, Guido ^a   Wagner, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Convenience products; Hypertension; Ready meals; Salt

Indexed keywords

SALT INTAKE;

ANALYSIS; BLOOD; EUROPE; FAST FOOD; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALT INTAKE;

EUROPE; FAST FOODS; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84911434968     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000731     Document Type: Article

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