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Dietary guidelines for sugar: the need for evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

C. H. S. Ruxton
C. H. S. Ruxton
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 90 , Issue 2 , August 2003 , pp. 245 - 247
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2003

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