How personality traits and intrinsic personal characteristics influence the consumer's choice of reduced-calorie food

Food Research International

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 792-797

  Carrillo, E ^a   Prado Gasco V ^b   Fiszman, S ^a   Varela, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health; Low calorie reduced fat; Low calorie reduced sugar; Personality traits; Satisfaction with life; Self esteem; Weight control

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH DISORDERS; LOW-CALORIE-REDUCED FAT; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PERSONALITY TRAITS; PRODUCT CONSUMPTION; REDUCED-CALORIE FOODS; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE; SELF-ESTEEM;

FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; NUTRITION; SUGARS;

WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 84868222556     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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