Providing calorie information on fast-food restaurant menu boards: Consumer views

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-132

  Fitch, Rebecca C ^a,b   Harnack, Lisa J ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne R ^a   Story, Mary T ^a   French, Simone A ^a   Oakes, J Michael ^a   Rydell, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Calorie information; Fast Food restaurants; Health focus: Nutrition; Nutrition labeling; Outcome measure: Cognitive; Prevention research. Manuscript format: Research; Purpose: Evaluation; Race ethnicity; Setting: Community; Strategy: Education; Target population age: Youth; Target population circumstances: Education income level

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MALE; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349096927     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.08031426     Document Type: Article

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