Reading nutrition labels and fat consumption in adolescents

Huang, Terry T.‐K.; Kaur, Harsohena; McCarter, Kevin S.; Nazir, Niaman; Choi, Won Sik; Ahluwalia, Jag

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(04)00070-9

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“…This partially explains why obesity was associated with nutrition label use only among men, but not among women, once the effect of body weight change had been taken into account. Similar findings were also reported among adolescents where results indicated that reading nutrition labels was associated with higher fat intake among boys, but not among girls (23). …”

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A Sex-Specific Analysis of Nutrition Label Use and Health, Douglas County, Nebraska, 2013

Su¹,

Zhou²,

Jackson³

et al. 2015

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IntroductionIn 2014 the US Food and Drug Administration proposed a series of changes to its 1992 guidelines on nutrition facts labeling to help consumers make informed food choices. To date, few studies have examined the association between consumers’ use of the nutrition label and health. The objective of this study was to assess the association between nutrition label use and health and to determine whether the association differs by sex.MethodsUsing data from a population-based, random sample survey of 1,503 participants conducted in Nebraska in 2013, we performed χ2 tests to examine bivariate associations between selected health variables and nutrition label use, followed by logistic regression analysis to estimate these associations in a multivariate framework.ResultsA U-shaped relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and nutrition label use was observed. Both excellent and poor SRH were associated with a higher likelihood of nutrition label use than the 3 SRH categories in between. Being obese or having 1 of 4 chronic conditions (hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol) were both associated with higher odds of nutrition label use (odds ratio [OR] = 2.63, P < .001; OR = 1.71, P < .05, respectively) among men. These associations, however, were not significant among women.ConclusionA close association existed between health and nutritional label use. This association was more pronounced among men than among women. Nutrition education may benefit from factoring in the association between health and use of nutrition labels and the differences in these associations by sex.

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confidence: 81%

A Sex-Specific Analysis of Nutrition Label Use and Health, Douglas County, Nebraska, 2013

Su¹,

Zhou²,

Jackson³

et al. 2015

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“…Other studies have also shown that nutrition label reading and food education do not translate into healthier diet in adolescents. 22,23 Therefore, it might be necessary for intervention programmes designed for adolescents to focus not only on education on healthy food eating but also on behaviour changes. These programmes should also take into account the adolescents' lifestyle and social environment.…”

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Eating habits and factors affecting food choice of adolescents living in rural areas

Bargiota¹,

Pelekanou²,

Tsitouras³

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ObJEcTIVE: To establish factors that affect food choices among adolescents living in rural areas and to identify their food choices. DEsIGN: A random sample of adolescents living in a Greek rural area (n=382) aged 12-18 years were individually interviewed. Food consumption was assessed by a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire and adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated using the KIDMED questionnaire. Information was collected regarding self-perceived body size, dieting, dietary knowledge, parental control, meal and snack frequency, eating out of home, eating takeaways and precooked meals, eating from the school canteen. rEsULTs: body image concerns, dieting, education about food, parental control, maternal education level and eating with family and peers are factors that were found to affect food choices in this group of Greek adolescents. The adherence to the Mediterranean diet was low (KIDMED index was 4.5±2.7). Regular family meals at home were frequent in this group and 99% of the adolescents ate lunch daily at home. Eating out with peers and eating from the school canteen was related with higher consumption of 'junk type of food'. Girls and younger adolescents and those whose mothers had a higher education level seem to make healthier choices. cONcLUsIONs: Factors such as personal issues, family and peer pressure significantly affect food choices among adolescents living in a Greek rural area and highlight the importance of implementing multilevel strategies to promote healthy eating among adolescents.

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“…The proposed benefits of providing increased nutritional information to consumers included the possibility that increased knowledge about the nutrition and fat content of food would be associated with a healthier overall dietary intake in adults and children. Previous studies with adults have found that increased label use is associated with lower fat intake (Neuhouser et al 1999).The use of food labels has also been associated with fat reduction efforts in adults trying to make healthful dietary changes (Kristal et al 1998), and the total percentage of calories from fat has been associated with reading nutrition labels (Huang et al 2004). Recent data also suggest that the use of the nutrition facts panel has increased in recent years (from 32% in 2004 bs_bs_banner DOI: 10.1111DOI: 10.…”

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Use of food labels, awareness of nutritional programmes and participation in the special supplemental program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005–2006)

Wojcicki¹,

Heyman²

2011

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Background Use of nutritional labels in choosing food is associated with healthier eating habits including lower fat intake. Current public health efforts have focused on the revamping of nutritional labels to make them easier to read and use for the consumer. Objectives To assess the frequency of use of nutritional labels and awareness of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional programs by women eligible and participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as surveyed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-6 . Results Many low-income women do not regularly use the nutrition facts panel information on the food label and less than half had heard of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans (38.9%). In multivariate logistic regression, we found that WIC participation was associated with reduced use of the nutrition facts panel in choosing food products (OR 0.45, 95%CI 0.22-0.91), the health claims information (OR 0.54, 95%CI 0.32-0.28) and the information on carbohydrates when deciding to buy a product (OR 0.44, 95%CI 0.20-0.97) in comparison with WIC eligible non-participants. Conclusions Any intervention to improve use of nutritional labels and knowledge of the USDA’s nutritional programs needs to target low-income women, including WIC participants. Future studies should evaluate possible reasons for the low use of nutrition labels among WIC participants.

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Reading nutrition labels and fat consumption in adolescents

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A Sex-Specific Analysis of Nutrition Label Use and Health, Douglas County, Nebraska, 2013

A Sex-Specific Analysis of Nutrition Label Use and Health, Douglas County, Nebraska, 2013

Eating habits and factors affecting food choice of adolescents living in rural areas

Use of food labels, awareness of nutritional programmes and participation in the special supplemental program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005–2006)

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