A nudge in a healthy direction. The effect of nutrition labels on food purchasing behaviors in university dining facilities

Appetite

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-14

  Cioffi, Catherine E ^a,b   Levitsky, David A ^a   Pacanowski, Carly R ^a,c   Bertz, Fredrik ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b PEPSICO INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food labels; Food purchased; Reduced calories purchased

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PURCHASING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY DINING FACILITY; ANALYSIS; CATERING SERVICE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

FAT INTAKE;

DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESTAURANTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84929630118     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.053     Document Type: Article

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