title: Food and drugs: the perils of plenty.
abstract: The abundance of both food and pharmaceuticals in much of Europe has brought serious health problems as well as benefits. It is no longer possible to assess the quality of most products on the basis of physical examination, and labels often carry information that is incomprehensible to lay persons. Governments should ensure that consumers can understand both the broad principles of healthy living and the nature of the foodstuffs and medicines on offer. It is also important that prescribers be kept abreast of developments in the pharmaceutical field.
authors.affiliation: University of Groningen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dukes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Helsing
mesh_terms: D004348:Drug Labeling; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005515:Food Labeling; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors