Consumer attitudes and understanding of low-sodium claims on food: An analysis of healthy and hypertensive individuals

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1288-1298

  Wong, Christina L ^a   Arcand, JoAnne ^a   Mendoza, Julio ^c   Henson, Spencer J ^c   Qi, Ying ^b   Lou, Wendy ^b   L'Abbé, Mary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ONLINE MONITORING; RISK REDUCTION; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

ADULT; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 84878387760     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.052910     Document Type: Article

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