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ERIC Number: EJ618990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Pricing and Promotion Effects on Low-Fat Vending Snack Purchases: The CHIPS Study.
French, Simone A.; Jeffery, Robert W.; Story, Mary; Breitlow, Kyle K.; Baxter, Judith S.; Hannan, Peter; Snyder, M. Patricia
American Journal of Public Health, v91 n1 p112-17 Jan 2001
Examined the effects of pricing and promotion strategies on purchases of low-fat snacks from vending machines set up at secondary schools and worksites in Minnesota. Analysis of sales data indicated that reducing relative prices on low-fat snacks was very effective in promoting lower-fat snack purchases from vending machines in both settings. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Nutrition, Secondary Education, Vending Machines
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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