Can nutrition label recognition or usage affect nutrition intake according to age?

Kim, Hak-Seon; Oh, Chorong; No, Jae-Kyung

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2015.07.004

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“…An apparently small interest in this type of information is probably caused by a low level of usage of such information in all age groups, including older consumers. In the group of older people, the reason for that can also be the lack of understanding of nutrition labels (Kim, Oh, & No, ). What is more, Hollywood et al () reported that the majority of milk consumers do not use information on nutritional value in any way because they perceive milk as a natural, unmodified product.…”

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Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Świda

Halagarda

Popek

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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In many societies, the scale of demographic change associated with increased longevity has the potential to influence the market for consumer goods. As a result, continuous improvement in packaging design that takes into account the needs of older people should become an important challenge for both packaging producers and product manufacturers. Due to the fact that there is limited research concerning the design of food packaging for older people, the aim of the study was to identify the expectations of this group of consumers in this respect. Milk packaging was selected as a model subject of study. Factors influencing older consumers and their buying patterns when purchasing milk have been thoroughly examined. The research was conducted among people over the age of 60 with the use of three methods: a questionnaire (600 subjects), an in-depth interview (60 subjects) and eye tracking (30 subjects). The results of the study show that older consumers have specific preferences regarding packaging type and design. When considering milk packaging, for example, they prefer glass bottles, simple graphics and font and subdued colours.They most frequently look for information concerning the product's expiration date, its producer's name and its composition. Eye tracking revealed that the older the consumers are, the more problems with finding expiration date they have. The time required to find such information, however, strongly depends on where exactly the expiration date is printed on the packaging. The preferred place in this case is the top of the bottle. Older consumers identify product's brand with the name of the producer. Moreover, the absence of the term 'ingredients': on the milk packaging oftentimes causes confusion among older people, who are concerned about potential food additive content. K E Y W O R D Sconsumer survey, eye tracking, in-depth interview, older consumer, milk packaging

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Świda

Halagarda

Popek

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…The utilization rate of nutrition labelling was 19•3 % among 1766 parents. Some other studies have reported a lower rate among parents in China (15•0 %) (23) and a higher rate among community residents in Washington, DC (37•0 %) (7) , in Seoul, Korea (21•9 %) (9) , in South Korea (34•8 %) (12) , in Mauritius (42•3 %) (17) and in China (40•5 %) (22) . In addition to differences in the survey subjects and sampling methods, we consider that the varying rates may be caused by the differing definitions of knowledge and nutrition labelling usage.…”

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A cross-sectional survey of nutrition labelling use and its associated factors on parents of school students in Shanghai, China

Zhu

Chen

et al. 2018

Public Health Nutr.

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Parents' knowledge and use of nutrition labelling are still at a lower level, and some information included in the nutrition labels is not understood by parents. The forms of the existing nutrition labelling need to be continuously improved to facilitate their understanding and usefulness. It is necessary to establish nutrition projects focusing on education and use of nutrition labels which help parents and their children make the right choices in selecting foods.

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“…It was found that statements for the use of the nutrition label differed in the conducted studies. While some studies found that more than half of the participants reported on using the nutrition facts label [ 4 , 38 ], other studies found that less participants reported on using the nutrition facts label [ 6 , 39 ]. In this study, it was also confirmed that 38.2% of the participants use the nutrition facts label every time.…”

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Promoting a Healthy Diet in Young Adults: The Role of Nutrition Labelling

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The use of the nutrition facts label has been associated with healthy eating behaviors for adults. However, the relationship between nutrition facts label use and overall diet quality is not well known in young adults, a vulnerable group that acquire lifelong eating behaviors during this period of life. This study aimed to assess if the use of information on the nutrition facts label is associated with a higher diet quality in young adults. In this cross-sectional study, 958 university students aged 18–34 years were recruited. Nutrition facts label use was recorded. Dietary intake was assessed using 24-h dietary recall. Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005) scores were calculated. HEI-2005 score was significantly associated with using nutrition facts label (p < 0.001). The mean total HEI-2005 score was 60.7 ± 10.11, 62.4 ± 11.43 and 67.1 ± 12.23 respectively for never, sometimes and everytime users of nutrition facts label (p < 0.001). Sub-group scores of HEI-2005 for total fruits, whole fruits, total vegetables, whole grains, milk, oils, saturated fat, and calories from solid fat, alcohol and added sugar (SoFAAS) were significantly higher in regular nutrition facts label users (p < 0.05, for each). This study showed that young adults who regularly use the nutrition facts label have a higher diet quality.

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Can nutrition label recognition or usage affect nutrition intake according to age?

Cited by 25 publications

References 27 publications

Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

A cross-sectional survey of nutrition labelling use and its associated factors on parents of school students in Shanghai, China

Promoting a Healthy Diet in Young Adults: The Role of Nutrition Labelling

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