Child and adolescent fast-food choice and the influence of calorie labeling: A natural experiment

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-500

  Elbel, B ^a,b   Gyamfi, J ^a   Kersh, R ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood nutrition; fast food; low income communities; menu labeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79954437434     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.4     Document Type: Article

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