What is the effectiveness of obesity related interventions at retail grocery stores and supermarkets? - a systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-18

  Adam, Abdulfatah ^a   Jensen, Jørgen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Food store; Healthy foods; Obesity intervention; Review; Supermarket

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PROCEDURES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; COMMERCE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 85007289040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3985-x     Document Type: Article

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