Children's knowledge of packaged and fast food brands and their BMI. Why the relationship matters for policy makers

Appetite

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 277-283

  Cornwell, T Bettina ^a   McAlister, Anna R ^b   Polmear Swendris, Nancy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ann Arbor Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Children; Consumption patterns; Food preference; Marketing; Obesity

Indexed keywords

FAT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; RECOGNITION; TELEVISION VIEWING; ADVERTIZING; ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SODIUM INTAKE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEVISION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SODIUM, DIETARY; TELEVISION;

EID: 84904362740     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.06.017     Document Type: Article

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