Consumer estimation of recommended and actual calories at fast food restaurants

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1971-1978

  Elbel, Brian ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CALORIE LABELING; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DATA COLLECTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENU PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; POVERTY; RESTAURANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053285197     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.214     Document Type: Article

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