The Curious History of the Calorie in U.S. Policy:: A Tradition of Unfulfilled Promises

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 125-129

  Levine, Deborah I ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CALORIE; CALORIMETER; CALORIMETRY; CATERING SERVICE; DIETITIAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PACKAGING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NUTRITION POLICY;

ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD LABELING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; RESTAURANTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 85000809640     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.012     Document Type: Article

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