Product variety in Australian snacks and drinks: How can the consumer make a healthy choice?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1046-1053

  Walker, Karen Z ^a,b   Woods, Julie L ^a   Rickard, Cassie A ^a   Wong, Carrie K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beverages; Food; Labelling; Nutrition; Nutrition assessment; Snack

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FAST FOOD; FLAVOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH FOOD; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY;

EID: 51049090385     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007001462     Document Type: Article

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