Impact of different food label formats on healthiness evaluation and food choice of consumers: A randomized-controlled study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Borgmeier, Ingrid ^a   Westenhoefer, Joachim ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTION SIZE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68149091360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-184     Document Type: Article

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