Food marketing is often singled out as the leading cause of the obesity epidemic. The
present review examines current food marketing practices to determine how exactly they …

Diet-related health problems have increased dramatically over the last few years.
Consequently, nutritional labeling has emerged as an important aspect of consumers' food …

This paper examines the 'executional greenwashing'effect, defined as the use of nature-
evoking elements in advertisements to artificially enhance a brand's ecological image. Using …

The authors report the results of three experiments that address the effects of health claims
and nutrition information placed on restaurant menus and packaged food labels. The results …

In two studies, the impact of eight front-of-pack nutrition labelling formats that differed in
complexity was investigated across four European countries. In total 1630 men and women …

Background Front of pack food labels or signpost labels are currently widely discussed as
means to help consumers to make informed food choices. It is hoped that more informed …

A comprehensive overview and critique of the nutrition labeling literature is provided.
Studies examining the design and features of label formats and their impact on consumers …

The Centers for Disease Control has declared obesity a public health epidemic: More than
30% of US adults are obese, and obesity now equals smoking as the leading preventable …

Whereas everyone recognizes that increasing obesity rates worldwide are driven by a
complex set of interrelated factors, the marketing actions of the food industry are often …

The authors develop a new typology of truthful but misleading advertising and labeling
claims. Although several typologies of deceptive or misleading advertising appear in the …