Reference amounts utilised in front of package nutrition labelling; Impact on product healthfulness evaluations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 619-625

  Raats, M M ^a   Hieke, S ^b   Jola, C ^c   Hodgkins, C ^a   Kennedy, J ^b,d   Wills, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b European Food Information Council Brussels ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PACKAGE NUTRITION LABELLING; POLAND; PRODUCT HEALTHFULNESS EVALUATION; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; REFERENCE AMOUNT; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84929044352     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.190     Document Type: Article

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