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. 2022 Mar 24;19(3):e1003956.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003956. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Rebalancing the marketing of healthier versus less healthy food products

Jean Adams  1
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Rebalancing the marketing of healthier versus less healthy food products

Jean Adams. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Jean Adams discusses the evidence around food marketing restrictions and how they may be an effective way to support public health.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: JA reports being a member of the PLOS Medicine editorial board.

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