Functional food, uncertainty and consumers' choices: A lab experiment with enriched yoghurts for lowering cholesterol

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 419-428

  Marette, Stéphan ^a   Roosen, Jutta ^b   Blanchemanche, Sandrine ^c   Feinblatt Mélèze, Eve ^c  

^a INRA ALISS   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Met at risk INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental economics; Food; Health information; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMETRICS; FOOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION; STEROL; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

FRANCE;

EID: 77953486968     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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