Consumers’ accuracy in estimating energy content of common foods in New Zealand (EIT Food Energy Survey)

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Consumers’ accuracy in estimating energy content of common foods in New Zealand (EIT Food Energy Survey)

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EIT (Eastern Institute of Technology)

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Obesity is a serious chronic disease that currently affects 31.3% of adult New Zealanders. Obesity is the result of taking in more food energy than needed, and given the risks that arise from obesity, it is important to understand and investigate the multiple factors that contribute to obesity, such as how do people know how much they have eaten. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate consumers’ ability to estimate the energy content of foods commonly consumed in New Zealand and ho...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2014

Creator

Haas, Robert

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6393

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New Zealand / consumers / food / food energy content / estimation / obesity / surveys / Biomedical and clinical sciences / Nutrition and dietetics / Nutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified

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