Results from a post-launch monitoring survey on consumer purchases of foods with added phytosterols in five European countries

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-53

  Willems, Julie I ^a   Blommaert, Mireille A E ^a   Trautwein, Elke A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer; Intake; Phytosterols; Plant sterols; Post launch monitoring; Purchase data

Indexed keywords

PHYTOSTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY SIZE; GREAT BRITAIN; MARKETING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MARKETING; PHYTOSTEROLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84883697282     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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