Effects of a price increase on purchases of sugar sweetened beverages. Results from a randomized controlled trial

Appetite

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-39

  Waterlander, Wilma Elzeline ^a,b   Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^b   Steenhuis, Ingrid H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Pricing strategies; Randomized controlled trial; Soft drinks; Sugar sweetened beverages; Supermarket; Taxes; Virtual supermarket

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; SUGAR INTAKE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CACAO; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENERGY DRINK; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; SHOPPING; SOFT DRINK; SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE; TAX; TEA; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIET; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD PREFERENCE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUGAR INTAKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; SNACKS; SWEETENING AGENTS; TAXES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897387065     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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