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Consumer perspectives on food labels.

Susan Borra
- 01 May 2006 - 
- Vol. 83, Iss: 5
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This summary provides highlights from recent quantitative and qualitative research on consumers' use and understanding of food label information.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 2006-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 64 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Guideline Daily Amount & Dietary Reference Intake.

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