Norman J Temple

..The major cause of this problem in the United States is weakness of the law. There is an urgent need for stricter regulation and for giving better advice to the general public...

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..Only a limited amount of research has been conducted on traffic lights food guides, mainly for its use in the treatment of childhood obesity. Further research is therefore required...

..A more effective strategy is government intervention that manipulates food prices...

..The second objective was to compare the accuracy of this information with that provided to customers in pharmacies...

..We investigated the availability of healthier food choices and whether a healthier diet costs more than a diet commonly eaten by low-income families in South Africa...

..A new type of healthcare professional is suggested with a specialization in health promotion...

..Our findings are intended to reveal the overall nutritional quality of foods eaten by students at school, including foods brought to school and foods purchased at school...

..A great deal of epidemiologic evidence has indicated that fruits and vegetables are protective against numerous forms of cancer. However, there are many gaps in our knowledge...

..Effective action will likely require an economic dimension, namely the employment of taxation and subsidies, for instance, by taxing unhealthy food choices and by subsidizing fruit and vegetables...

..The problem of confounding also is discussed. Lifestyle factors often cluster together but cohort studies may not have fully unraveled this...

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