Real-life setting in data collection. The role of nutrition knowledge whilst selecting food products for weight management purposes in a supermarket environment

Appetite

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-208

  Saarela, Anna Maria ^a   Lapveteläinen, Anja T ^b   Mykkänen, Hannu M ^b   Kantanen, Teuvo T ^b   Rissanen, Riitta L ^c  

^a SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Savonia UAS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumer research; Energy; Food product; Grocery store; Nutrition knowledge; Real life setting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CONSUMER RESEARCH; ENERGY; FOOD PRODUCT; GROCERY STORE; NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE; REAL-LIFE SETTING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TASTE;

EID: 84884246383     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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