Selfreported nutritional knowledge and the acceptance of healthrelated food benefit claims

British Food Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 453-468

  Baglione, Stephen L ^a   Tucci, Louis A ^b   Stanton, John L ^b  

^a School of Education and Social Services   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food; Food consumption; Food products; Health foods; Nutrition; Nutrition labelling

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 84859489187     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701211219496     Document Type: Article

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