Salt. UK consumers' perceptions and consumption patterns

Appetite

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-111

  Kenten, Charlotte ^a   Boulay, Annabelle ^b   Rowe, Gene ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Gene Rowe Evaluations   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumers; Focus groups; Health; Qualitative; Salt; UK

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SALT INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH; QUALITATIVE; SALT; UK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PACKAGING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881114835     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.095     Document Type: Article

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