Portion size: a qualitative study of consumers' attitudes toward point-of-purchase interventions aimed at portion size
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Portion size: a qualitative study of consumers' attitudes toward point-of-purchase interventions aimed at portion size.
This qualitative study assessed consumers' opinions of food portion sizes and their attitudes toward portion-size interventions located in various point-of-purchase settings targeting overweight and obese people. Eight semi-structured focus group discussions were conducted with 49 participants. Constructs from the diffusion of innovations theory were included in the interview guide. Each focus ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Education Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0268-1153,1465-3648
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp051