Does environmental friendliness equal healthiness? Swiss consumers’ perception of protein products

Appetite

Volumn 105, Issue , 2016, Pages 663-673

  Lazzarini, Gianna A ^a   Zimmermann, Jasmin ^a   Visschers, Vivianne H M ^a   Siegrist, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food evaluation; Healthiness perception; Meat; Perceived environmental friendliness; Sustainable food choice

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAT CONTENT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRIENT; PERCEPTION; SWITZERLAND; ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIC FOOD; PROTEIN INTAKE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, ORGANIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978204561     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.06.038     Document Type: Article

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