Interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labels. Comparing competing recommendations

Appetite

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-77

  Maubach, Ninya ^a   Hoek, Janet ^a   Mather, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Best worst scaling; Front of pack nutrition label; Health claims

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITION LABEL; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NEW ZEALAND; SELF REPORT; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION POLICY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905241448     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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