The Effect of Energy Labelling on Menus and a Social Marketing Campaign on Food-Purchasing Behaviours of University Students

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Roy, Rajshri ^a   Beattie Bowers, Jack ^a   Ang, Siew Min ^a   Colagiuri, Stephen ^b   Allman Farinelli, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food choices; Menu labelling; University; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CHICKEN; EATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PURCHASING; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MARKETING; MEAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; COMMERCE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MEALS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PRODUCT LABELING; RESTAURANTS; SOCIAL MARKETING; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982851759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3426-x     Document Type: Article

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