Calorie Labeling in Chain Restaurants and Body Weight: Evidence from New York

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1191-1209

  Restrepo, Brandon J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; calorie labeling; chain restaurants; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIE LABELING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NEW YORK; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; AGE; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PACKAGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OBESITY; PRODUCT LABELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTAURANTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85029603459     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3389     Document Type: Article

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