Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality
Nutrition information on packaged foods supplies information that aids consumers in meeting the recommendations put forth in the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans such as reducing intake of solid fats and added sugars. It is important to understand how food label use is related to dietary intake....
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doaj-15e362ff5f914224b94bb25b790de50f2020-11-25T01:48:49ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432015-02-01721068108010.3390/nu7021068nu7021068Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary QualityLisa M. Soederberg Miller0Diana L. Cassady1Elizabeth A. Applegate2Laurel A. Beckett3Machelle D. Wilson4Tanja N. Gibson5Kathleen Ellwood6Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616, USANutrition Department, University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USAPort Republic, MD 20676, USANutrition information on packaged foods supplies information that aids consumers in meeting the recommendations put forth in the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans such as reducing intake of solid fats and added sugars. It is important to understand how food label use is related to dietary intake. However, prior work is based only on self-reported use of food labels, making it unclear if subjective assessments are biased toward motivational influences. We assessed food label use using both self-reported and objective measures, the stage of change, and dietary quality in a sample of 392 stratified by income. Self-reported food label use was assessed using a questionnaire. Objective use was assessed using a mock shopping task in which participants viewed food labels and decided which foods to purchase. Eye movements were monitored to assess attention to nutrition information on the food labels. Individuals paid attention to nutrition information when selecting foods to buy. Self-reported and objective measures of label use showed some overlap with each other (r = 0.29, p < 0.001), and both predicted dietary quality (p < 0.001 for both). The stage of change diminished the predictive power of subjective (p < 0.09), but not objective (p < 0.01), food label use. These data show both self-reported and objective measures of food label use are positively associated with dietary quality. However, self-reported measures appear to capture a greater motivational component of food label use than do more objective measures.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/2/1068food choicenutrition labelsmotivationattention relationships among food label usemotivationdietary quality |
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Lisa M. Soederberg Miller Diana L. Cassady Elizabeth A. Applegate Laurel A. Beckett Machelle D. Wilson Tanja N. Gibson Kathleen Ellwood |
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Lisa M. Soederberg Miller Diana L. Cassady Elizabeth A. Applegate Laurel A. Beckett Machelle D. Wilson Tanja N. Gibson Kathleen Ellwood Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality Nutrients food choice nutrition labels motivation attention relationships among food label use motivation dietary quality |
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Lisa M. Soederberg Miller Diana L. Cassady Elizabeth A. Applegate Laurel A. Beckett Machelle D. Wilson Tanja N. Gibson Kathleen Ellwood |
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Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality |
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Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality |
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Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality |
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Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality |
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Relationships among Food Label Use, Motivation, and Dietary Quality |
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relationships among food label use, motivation, and dietary quality |
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Nutrition information on packaged foods supplies information that aids consumers in meeting the recommendations put forth in the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans such as reducing intake of solid fats and added sugars. It is important to understand how food label use is related to dietary intake. However, prior work is based only on self-reported use of food labels, making it unclear if subjective assessments are biased toward motivational influences. We assessed food label use using both self-reported and objective measures, the stage of change, and dietary quality in a sample of 392 stratified by income. Self-reported food label use was assessed using a questionnaire. Objective use was assessed using a mock shopping task in which participants viewed food labels and decided which foods to purchase. Eye movements were monitored to assess attention to nutrition information on the food labels. Individuals paid attention to nutrition information when selecting foods to buy. Self-reported and objective measures of label use showed some overlap with each other (r = 0.29, p < 0.001), and both predicted dietary quality (p < 0.001 for both). The stage of change diminished the predictive power of subjective (p < 0.09), but not objective (p < 0.01), food label use. These data show both self-reported and objective measures of food label use are positively associated with dietary quality. However, self-reported measures appear to capture a greater motivational component of food label use than do more objective measures. |
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food choice nutrition labels motivation attention relationships among food label use motivation dietary quality |
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