Offering within-category food swaps to reduce energy density of food purchases: A study using an experimental online supermarket

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Forwood, Suzanna E ^a   Ahern, Amy L ^b   Marteau, Theresa M ^a   Jebb, Susan A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food choice; Grocery shopping; Healthy food; Prompt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY DENSITY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SWAP; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PILOT STUDY; PURCHASING; SHOPPING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934290496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0241-1     Document Type: Article

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