Salt content of instant noodles in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Objective To determine the salt content in instant noodles sold in Malaysia.Study design A cross-sectional survey was done involving 707 different flavours and packaging of instant noodles sold in six hypermarkets and retailer chains in Malaysia and the corresponding brand’s official websites in 201...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Navin Kumar Devaraj, Feng J He, Graham A MacGregor, Chun Han Tan, Zhen Yee Chow, Yook Chin Chia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/4/e024702.full

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