A Systematic Review of Calorie Labeling and Modified Calorie Labeling Interventions: Impact on Consumer and Restaurant Behavior

Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2018-2044

  Bleich, Sara N ^a   Economos, Christina D ^b   Spiker, Marie L ^c   Vercammen, Kelsey A ^a   VanEpps, Eric M ^d   Block, Jason P ^e   Elbel, Brian ^f   Story, Mary ^g   Roberto, Christina A ^h  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; FAST FOOD; HUMAN; MEDLINE; SIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MALE; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 85031695249     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21940     Document Type: Review

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