Snack purchasing is healthier when the cognitive demands of choice are reduced: A randomized controlled trial

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 750-755

  Allan, Julia L ^a   Johnston, Marie ^a   Campbell, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice architecture; Executive function (EF); Food choice; Point of purchase intervention; Snacking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COFFEE; COGNITION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; POINT OF PURCHASE INTERVENTION; PURCHASING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; DIET; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SNACKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932614422     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000173     Document Type: Article

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