Awareness of social influence on food intake. An analysis of two experimental studies

Appetite

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-170

  Robinson, Eric ^a,b   Field, Matt ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UK CENTRE FOR TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Food intake; Mindless eating; Social eating; Social influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSUMER; EATING; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NORM; THINKING; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNACKS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920078715     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.019     Document Type: Article

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