Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 399-401 , November 2004

Reading nutrition labels and fat consumption in adolescents

  • Terry T.-K. Huang, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Energy Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (T.T.-K.H.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Terry T.-K. Huang, Energy Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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  • Harsohena Kaur, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA (H.K.)
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  • Kevin S. McCarter, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Quintiles Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, USA (K.S.M.)
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  • Niaman Nazir, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA (N.N., W.S.C., J.S.A.)
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  • Won S. Choi, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA (N.N., W.S.C., J.S.A.)
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  • Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA (N.N., W.S.C., J.S.A.)

,Accepted 4 February 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00070-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.005

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 399-401 , November 2004

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