Healthy vs. unhealthy food: A strategic choice for firms and consumers

Health Economics Review

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Antoñanzas, Fernando ^a   Rodríguez Ibeas, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Educational campaigns; Healthy food; Obesity; Unhealthy food

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DECISION MAKING; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNHEALTHY FOOD;

EID: 84971300495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-1-4     Document Type: Article

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