Desert on the menu? What children are served in German full-service restaurants.
Objectives: Prevalence of obesity and overweight among children is rising worldwide. Thus, the importance of restaurants as food environments is also growing. Considering these developments, the present study describes and evaluates menus and meals offered to children in German full-service restaura...
| Publicado en: | Central European Journal of Public Health Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 87 - 94 |
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Central European Journal of Public Health
Jun2020
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