Understanding consumer acceptance of intervention strategies for healthy food choices: A qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bos, Colin ^a   Van Der Lans, Ivo A ^a   Van Rijnsoever, Frank J ^b   Van Trijp, Hans Cm ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer acceptance; Food choice; Intervention strategies; Low calorie; Obesity prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MARKETING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MARKETING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887359232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1073     Document Type: Article

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