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The effect of energy and traffic light labeling on parents purchasing decisions of cereals for their children
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão | pt_PT |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Agante, Luísa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, Maria João Madeira da | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-19T15:51:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T01:30:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: Nutritional labeling systems are considered a tool to fight obesity since they aim to contribute for more informed food choices as well as assist consumers to make healthier nutrition options and in this manner, contribute to a decrease in the obesity rate. This study intends to analyze the effect of different types of labeling systems on parents’ purchasing decisions for their children on a specific product: breakfast cereals. More precisely, how labels affect parents’ perception of healthiness regarding cereals and if the nutritional information has an effect on intended purchases for their children. Participants and methods: We conducted a study with 135 Portuguese parents of children aged 4 to12 years. Parents answered a questionnaire with one of three hypothetical cereals menus. Menus only differed in their nutritional labeling technique: no labels (control group), reference intake labels or traffic light labels. In addition, we conducted 20 face-to-face interviews to a different group of parents in order to perform a recall task. Findings: This paper provides no evidence to suggest that energy labeling or traffic light labeling systems alone were successful in helping parents making healthy purchases of cereals for their children. Therefore, there is the need to promote supplementary policies to encourage the consumption of healthier food and help fight obesity. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 201527286 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/16507 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Cereals | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Nutritional labeling | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Parents | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Child | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Obesity | pt_PT |
| dc.title | The effect of energy and traffic light labeling on parents purchasing decisions of cereals for their children | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | restrictedAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics | pt_PT |
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