Death row nutrition. Curious conclusions of last meals

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 837-843

  Wansink, Brian ^a   Kniffin, Kevin M ^a   Shimizu, Mitsuru ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Brand names; Comfort food; Death penalty; Death row; Execution; Health discounting; Last meals; Mortality salience; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUNISHMENT; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PRISONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866274773     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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