Ultra-processed foods: Definitions and policy issues

Current Developments in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Gibney, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food and nutrition policy; Food coding; Food processing; NOVA definitions of ultra processed foods; Ultra processed foods

Indexed keywords

FAT; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CANADA; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FRANCE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85063941508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24752991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzy077     Document Type: Article

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