Functional Foods: The Western Consumer Viewpoint
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Moira Hilliam, B.Sc.(Hons.); Functional Foods: the Western Consumer Viewpoint, Nutrition Reviews, Volume 54, Issue 11, 1 November 1996, Pages S189–S194, https:/
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There is a relationship between functional food consumption and income, with higher socio-economic groups showing an increased willingness or ability to pay premium prices for functional foods.
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- Authors
- Hilliam, M.
- Affiliations
- Leatherhead Food Research (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hilliam, Moira
- Venue
- Nutrition Reviews
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2009-04-27
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- S189-S194
- ISSN
- 0029-6643 (ISSN-L)
- 1753-4887
- OpenAlex
- W2029247943
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 5.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nutrition Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Keywords
- functional foods, consumer attitudes, Western consumers, consumer perception, health claims
- MeSH terms
- Attitude, Fish Oils, Food, Health Promotion, Humans, Minerals, Oligosaccharides, Preventive Medicine, Vitamins
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