Reference serving sizes for the Brazilian population: An analysis of processed food labels

OBJECTIVE: To compare serving sizes reported on processed food labels with reference serving sizes according to nutrition labeling legislation and the "Food Guide for the Brazilian Population". METHODS: This cross-sectional study analyzed the labels of 2,072 processed foods in a super...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Kliemann, Marcela Boro Veiros, David Alejandro González-Chica, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2014-06-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732014000300329&lng=en&tlng=en