Use of functional foods among Swedish consumers is related to health-consciousness and perceived effect

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1058-1069

  Landström, Eva ^a   Koivisto Hursti, Ulla Kaisa ^a   Becker, Wulf ^a   Magnusson, Maria ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consumers; Functional foods

Indexed keywords

NUTRACEUTICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBIOTICS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 35148856151     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507761780     Document Type: Article

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