A comparison of the nutritional quality of food products advertised in grocery store circulars of high versus low-income New York city zip codes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 537-547

  Ethan, Danna ^a   Basch, Corey H ^b   Rajan, Sonali ^c   Samuel, Lalitha ^a   Hammond, Rodney N ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grocery store circulars; New York City; Promotional strategies

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

CARBOHYDRATE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETAILING;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCOME; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; UNITED STATES;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; FOOD; INCOME; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84891593333     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100537     Document Type: Article

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