Effects of alternative label formats on choice of high- and low-sodium products in a New Zealand population sample

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 783-791

  McLean, Rachael ^a   Hoek, Janet ^b   Hedderley, Duncan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Food labelling; Population salt reduction; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DIET THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SODIUM INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SODIUM, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859567335     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011003508     Document Type: Article

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