Perceptions of portion size and energy content: Implications for strategies to affect behaviour change

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-253

  Brindal, Emily ^a   Wilson, Carlene ^b   Mohr, Philip ^a   Wittert, Gary ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy estimation; Fast food; Nutrition knowledge; Portion size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SATIETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SATIATION;

EID: 84855362957     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001236     Document Type: Article

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