Consumers' estimation of calorie content at fast food restaurants: Cross sectional observational study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7912, 2013, Pages

  Block, Jason P ^a   Condon, Suzanne K ^b   Kleinman, Ken ^a   Mullen, Jewel ^c   Linakis, Stephanie ^a   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl ^a   Gillman, Matthew W ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c 410 Capitol Avenue ^*  (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIE; CHILD; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ENGLAND; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTAURANTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84879212099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f2907     Document Type: Article

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