Influence of nutritional knowledge on perceived healthiness and willingness to try functional foods

Appetite

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 663-668

  Ares, Gastón ^a   Giménez, Ana ^a   Gámbaro, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Functional foods; Nutritional knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FAT; YOGHURT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAD; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; DIET; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MILK; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50349089937     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.05.061     Document Type: Article

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