Nutrition labels: A survey of use, understanding and preferences among ethnically diverse shoppers in New Zealand

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1359-1365

  Gorton, Delvina ^a   Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^a   Chen, Mei Hua ^a   Dixon, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Food and beverages; Food legislation; Nutrition labelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SHOPPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749092753     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004059     Document Type: Article

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