The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature

Appetite

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 207-216

  Miller, Lisa M Soederberg ^a   Cassady, Diana L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims; Food label use; Ingredient lists; Nutrition knowledge; Nutrition labels

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84930932786     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.05.029     Document Type: Review

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