Potential problems with increasing serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts label

Appetite

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 577-584

  Dallas, Steven K ^a   Liu, Peggy J ^b   Ubel, Peter A ^b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food and Drug Administration; Food labeling; Nutrition Facts label

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEESE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION FACTS LABEL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PORTION SIZE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PORTION SIZE; SERVING SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941621709     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.08.012     Document Type: Article

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