Consumer acceptance of population-level intervention strategies for healthy food choices: The role of perceived effectiveness and perceived fairness

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 7842-7862

  Bos, Colin ^a   Van Der Lans, Ivo ^a   Van Rijnsoever, Frank ^b   Van Trijp, Hans ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beverages; Consumer acceptance; Effectiveness; Fairness; Healthy choices; Intervention strategies; Intrusiveness; Low calorie; Obesity prevention; Snack foods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEVERAGE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ONLINE MONITORING; STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PACKAGING; FREEDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MARKETING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FREEDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SNACKS; SOCIAL MARKETING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941710351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7095370     Document Type: Article

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