Front-of-pack symbols are not a reliable indicator of products with healthier nutrient profiles

Appetite

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 148-153

  Emrich, Teri E ^a   Qi, Ying ^a   Cohen, Joanna E ^b   Lou, Wendy Y ^a   L'Abbe, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Food analysis; Food labelling; Food marketing; Food quality

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CALORIE; CONSUMER; DATA BASE; FOOD PACKAGING; INFORMATION; MARKETING; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

CANADA; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MARKETING; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84910087378     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.09.017     Document Type: Article

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