Offering variety: A subtle manipulation to promote healthy food choice throughout the day

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 566-570

  Burns, Rachel J ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating; Food choice; Variety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EATING; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FOOD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EATING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928215440     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000164     Document Type: Article

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