Consumer Understanding and Use of Food and Nutrition Labeling in Turkey

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 584-591

  Besler, Halit Tanju ^a   Buyuktuncer, Zehra ^a   Uyar, Muhemmed Fatih ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Consumer use; Food label; Nutrition labeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; STANDARD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868643903     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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