Nutrition labels on food packages are among the most prominent and far-reaching policy measures related to diet and have the capacity to promote healthy eating. Unfortunately, certain nutrition label characteristics may impede consumer detection and comprehension of labels. Research using...

We conducted a survey on risk perception of investment products in the German-speakingarea of Switzerland. Unlike the typical two-factor structure documented in the previousliterature, we found that the knowledge-related scales were highly correlated with the riskrelatedscales, whereas the...

We conducted three studies to investigate how well pictographs communicate medical screening information to persons with higher and lower numeracy skills. In Study 1, we conducted a 2 (probability level: higher vs. lower) x 2 (reference information: yes vs. no) x 2 (subjective numeracy: higher...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the lifestyle determinants motivating wine consumption and the amount spent on it, as sales and profits depend largely on a sound knowledge of them. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered by means of a postal paper‐and‐pencil...