Consumers May Not Use or Understand Calorie Labeling in Restaurants

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 917-920

  Krukowski, Rebecca A ^a   Harvey Berino, Jean ^a   Kolodinsky, Jane ^a   Narsana, Rashmi T ^a   DeSisto, Thomas P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; TELEPHONE; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTAURANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS; TELEPHONE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33646559879     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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