Sociodemographic Disparities among Fast-Food Restaurant Customers Who Notice and Use Calorie Menu Labels

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1093-1101

  Green, Jessie E ^a   Brown, Alan G ^b   Ohri Vachaspati, Punam ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gilbert Public Schools Gilbert   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie menu labeling; Fast food; Food environment; Health disparities; Nutrition policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937636674     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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