Food bundling as a health nudge: Investigating consumer fruit and vegetable selection using behavioral economics

Appetite

Volumn 121, Issue , 2018, Pages 237-248

  Carroll, Kathryn A ^a   Samek, Anya ^b   Zepeda, Lydia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Cognitive load; Dual self theory; Food choice; Fruit and vegetable selection; Grocery shopping; Health concerns; Product bundling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PURCHASING; SHOPPING; VEGETABLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; MALE; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034815986     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.082     Document Type: Article

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