Correlates of nutrition label use among college students and young adults: a review

Christoph, Mary J.; An, Ruopeng; Ellison, Brenna

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“…4,8,11,[16][17][18]21,28 This difference was not apparent for label awareness. This is not the first study to encounter such a result: Hammond and colleagues 29 and Chen and colleagues 27 also found no significant differences in label awareness by sex in college students and adults, respectively.…”

Section: Label Usage -Percent Of Dinersmentioning

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“…3 Nutrition labeling at the point of purchase (or point of selection/service) is a common tool to promote healthier food choices on college campuses (and in the general population) and has been implemented in many dining halls, restaurants, and on-campus convenience stores. Christoph and colleagues 4 reviewed several studies that surveyed US college students' use of food labels; however, findings were highly variable, with reported label use ranging from 35% to 88%, depending on the definition of label use and type of nutrition label considered. For example, some studies focused exclusively on using the Nutrition Facts Panel, whereas others examined general label use or calorie label use in restaurants.…”

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The Influence of Nutrition Label Placement on Awareness and Use among College Students in a Dining Hall Setting

Christoph¹,

Ellison²,

Meador³

2016

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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The Influence of Nutrition Label Placement on Awareness and Use among College Students in a Dining Hall Setting

Christoph¹,

Ellison²,

Meador³

2016

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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“…78 Additionally, a systematic review of 16 studies found that increased nutrition knowledge and education was associated with nutrition label use in college students. 79 Front-of-package labels, including warning labels of the health harms of consumption of added sugars, could serve to further empower families to make healthier choices. For example, a randomized trial of 2000 adolescents revealed that those who were exposed to a health warning label chose fewer sugary drinks and believed that sugary drinks were less likely to help them lead a healthy life.…”

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Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents

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Excess consumption of added sugars, especially from sugary drinks, poses a grave health threat to children and adolescents, disproportionately affecting children of minority and low-income communities. Public policies, such as those detailed in this statement, are needed to decrease child and adolescent consumption of added sugars and improve health. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Excess consumption of added sugars, especially from sugary drinks, contributes to the high prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity, 1-3 especially among children and adolescents who are socioeconomically vulnerable. 4 It also increases the risk for dental decay, 5 cardiovascular disease, 6 hypertension, 7,8 dyslipidemia, 9,10 insulin resistance, 11,12 type 2 diabetes mellitus, 13 fatty liver disease, 14 and all-cause mortality. 15 The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that added sugars contribute less than 10% of total calories consumed, yet US children and adolescents report consuming 17% of their calories from added sugars, nearly half of which are from sugary drinks. 16,17 Decreasing sugary drink consumption is of particular importance because sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugars in the US diet, 18 provide little to no nutritional value, are high in energy density, and do little to increase feelings of satiety. 19,20 To protect child and adolescent health, broad implementation of policy strategies to reduce sugary drink consumption in children and adolescents is urgently needed.

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“…Past evidence showed that on-site nutrition policies (e.g., information campaigns) can improve dietary intake, resulting in favorable effects on weight-related outcomes [7]. However, awareness and use of nutrition labels among US university students are still not well understood and are highly dependent on the type of message considered [25].…”

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The Influence of Health Messages in Nudging Consumption of Whole Grain Pasta

Sogari

Lefebvre

et al. 2019

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Health messages may be an important predictor in the selection of healthier food choices among young adults. The primary objective of our study is to test the impact of labeling whole grain pasta with a health message descriptor displayed at the point-of-purchase (POP) on consumer choice in a campus dining setting. The study was conducted in a large US college dining venue during lunch service; data were collected during a nine-week period, for a total of 18 days of observation. Each day, an information treatment (i.e., no-message condition; vitamin message; fiber message) was alternated assigned to whole grain penne. Over the study period, the selection of four pasta options (white penne, whole grain penne, spinach fettuccine, and tortellini) were recorded and compiled for analysis. Logistic regression and pairwise comparison analyses were performed to estimate the impact of health messages on diners’ decisions to choose whole grain penne among the four pasta types. Our results indicate that only the message about vitamin benefits had a significant effect on this choice, with a 7.4% higher probability of selecting this pasta than the no-message condition and 6.0% higher than the fiber message condition. These findings suggest that psychological health claims (e.g., reduction of fatigue) of whole grains seem more attractive than physiological health claims (e.g., maintaining a healthy weight) for university students. In line with the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, our results suggest that small changes made at the POP have the potential to contribute to significant improvements in diet (e.g., achieving recommended levels of dietary fiber). These findings have important implications for food service practitioners in delivering information with the greatest impact on healthy food choices.

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Correlates of nutrition label use among college students and young adults: a review

Cited by 51 publications

References 58 publications

The Influence of Nutrition Label Placement on Awareness and Use among College Students in a Dining Hall Setting

The Influence of Nutrition Label Placement on Awareness and Use among College Students in a Dining Hall Setting

Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents

The Influence of Health Messages in Nudging Consumption of Whole Grain Pasta

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