Are the Dutch acquainted with and willing to try healthful food products? The role of food neophobia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-500

  Schickenberg, B ^a   Van Assema, P ^a   Brug, J ^b   De Vries, N K ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food neophobia; Healthful products; Product replacement; Saturated fat reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPHOBIA; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION POLICY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 42149182391     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000778     Document Type: Article

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