Consumers' freedom of choice - Advertising aimed at children, product placement, and food labeling

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-62

  Schmitt, Natalie M ^a   Wagner, Nicole ^a   Kirch, Wilhelm ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advertising; Children; Consumer; Food labeling; Health promotion; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARKETING; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 33846453627     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-006-0080-2     Document Type: Review

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