Proximity of snacks to beverages increases food consumption in the workplace: A field study

Appetite

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 244-248

  Baskin, Ernest ^a   Gorlin, Margarita ^b   Chance, Zoë ^b   Novemsky, Nathan ^b   Dhar, Ravi ^b   Huskey, Kim ^c   Hatzis, Michelle ^c  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice architecture; Consumption; Field experiment; Nutrition; Obesity; Proximity; Snacking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CACAO; CALORIE; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WORKPLACE; DECISION MAKING; EATING; HEALTHY DIET; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR;

BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF-CONTROL; SEX FACTORS; SNACKS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84968765182     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.025     Document Type: Article

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