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Prisons and health
Availability of junk food should be reduced
BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7070 (Published 24 October 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7070- Jonathan Tammam, research scientist1,
- Louise Gillam, former research assistant1,
- Bernard Gesch, senior research scientist1,
- John Stein, professor of neuroscience1
- 1Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
- jonathan.tammam{at}dpag.ox.ac.uk
Prison inmates rely on two sources of food—main meals (provided by the prison) and items purchased from the canteen,1 2 the penal equivalent of a convenience store.
Prison meals meet nutritional guidelines, but purchased items—much of it “junk” food—may not.3We analysed macronutrient and energy content of food available in a canteen from …
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