" If I drink it anyway, then I rather take the light one" Appropriation of foods and drinks designed for weight management among middle-aged and elderly Finns

Appetite

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-19

  Niva, Mari ^a   Jauho, Mikko ^a   Mäkelä, Johanna ^b  

^a National Consumer Research Centre   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Consumers; Focus group; Food products; Healthy eating; Weight management

Indexed keywords

FAT; SUGAR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DRINKING; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 84873256824     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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