Qualitative perceptions and caloric estimations of healthy and unhealthy foods by behavioral weight loss participants

Appetite

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-206

  Carels, Robert A ^a   Harper, Jessica ^a   Konrad, Krista ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie estimation; Categorical thinking; Food perception; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC DENSITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EVALUATION; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FOOD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33644777640     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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