The impact of adding front-of-package sodium content labels to grocery products: An experimental study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-391

  Goodman, Samantha ^a   Hammond, David ^b   Hanning, Rhona ^b   Sheeshka, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Front of package labelling; Nutrient profiling; Nutrition; Nutrition labelling; Sodium

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALT INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872927078     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012003485     Document Type: Article

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