The effect of energy and traffic light labelling on parent and child fast food selection: A randomised controlled trial

Appetite

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-30

  Dodds, Pennie ^a   Wolfenden, Luke ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^b   Wellard, Lyndal ^b   Hughes, Clare ^b   Wiggers, John ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^c HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Fast foods; Food labelling; Obesity; Parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY LABELLING; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE TRAFFIC LIGHT LABELLING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84887793685     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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