Counting Calories: Resident Perspectives on Calorie Labeling in New York City

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 454-458

  Gordon, Cynthia ^a   Hayes, Roger ^a  

^a East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast food restaurants; Health disparities; Menu labeling; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; FAST FOOD; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FAST FOODS; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865971612     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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