Food reformulation, responsive regulation, and “Regulatory Scaffolding”: Strengthening performance of salt reduction programs in Australia and the United Kingdom

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 5281-5308

  Magnusson, Roger ^a   Reeve, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food policy; Legislation; Non communicable disease; Regulation; Salt reduction; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALT INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELEMENTAL DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STANDARDS;

SALT INTAKE;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD, FORMULATED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84936945337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7075221     Document Type: Article

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