Eye tracking and nutrition label use: A review of the literature and recommendations for label enhancement

Food Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 378-382

  Graham, Dan J ^a   Orquin, Jacob L ^b   Visschers, Vivianne H M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eye tracking; Nutrition labeling; Review; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FOOD POLICY; INFORMATION; NUTRITION; VISIBILITY;

EID: 84860267887     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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