Helping Consumers Make More Healthful Food Choices: Consumer Views on Modifying Food Labels and Providing Point-of-Purchase Nutrition Information at Quick-service Restaurants

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Lando, Amy M ^a   Labiner Wolfe, Judith ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

focus groups; food industry; food labeling; nutrition policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; STANDARD;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 34247572619     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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