Calorie changes in chain restaurant menu items: Implications for obesity and evaluations of menu labeling

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 70-75

  Bleich, Sara N ^a   Wolfson, Julia A ^a   Jarlenski, Marian P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FOOD; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MENU PLANNING; OBESITY; RESTAURANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923093441     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.026     Document Type: Article

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