The Influence of Pricing and Nutrient Profiling on Food Purchases

Faculty:

Eric Finkelstein

Topics:

Cardiovascular disease,
Obesity,
Nutrition,
Health economics

Countries:

United States

Sponsors:

NIH-National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Start Date:

April 2012

End Date:

Ongoing

The Influence of Pricing and Nutrient Profiling on Food Purchases

This study is a four-group randomized controlled trial to evaluate the influence of food price changes in the form of taxes and subsidies and nutrient profiling on food purchasing behaviors among ethnically and socioeconomically diverse individuals.