Reduced-fat foods: The shopper’s viewpoint

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-57

  Hill, D S ^a   Knox, B ^a   Hamilton, J ^a   Parr, H ^a   Stringer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Dietary fat; Food choice; Healthy eating

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038675567     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1470-6431.2002.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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