Half-size me? How calorie and price information influence ordering on restaurant menus with both half and full entrée portion sizes

Appetite

Volumn 97, Issue , 2016, Pages 127-137

  Haws, Kelly L ^a   Liu, Peggy J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie labeling; Menu labeling; Nutrition labeling; Obesity; Portion sizes; Pricing

Indexed keywords

CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; HUMAN; PORTION SIZE; ADULT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MENU PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PORTION SIZE; RESTAURANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949649131     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.031     Document Type: Article

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