The Influence of a Factitious Free-From Food Product Label on Consumer Perceptions of Healthfulness

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1808-1814

  Priven, Matthew ^a   Baum, Jennifer ^a,b   Vieira, Edward ^c   Fung, Teresa ^c   Herbold, Nancie ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children (WIC)   (United States)

^c SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Food labeling; Free from; Gluten free; Healthfulness

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC FOOD; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, ORGANIC; GLUTENS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945483323     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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