Health and Nutrient Content Claims in Food Advertisements on Hispanic and Mainstream Prime-time Television

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 348-354

  Abbatangelo Gray, Jodie ^a   Byrd Bredbenner, Carol ^b   Austin, S Bryn ^c  

^a Ogilvy and Mather   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

content analysis; health claims; Hispanic; nutrient content claims; television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849408363     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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