The Calcium Quandary: How Consumers use Nutrition Labels

Block, Lauren; Peracchio, Laura A.

doi:10.1509/jppm.25.2.188

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“…Our search yielded only one, relatively small study, reporting no associations between nutrition knowledge and comprehension of nutrition labels (Block & Peracchio, 2006). In study 1 (studies 2 and 3 did not meet inclusion criteria), researchers provided a definition of dietary reference values to participants and then administered a brief exercise that asked, and then provided, the daily recommended intake of various vitamins and minerals, including calcium.…”

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The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature

2015

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Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is typically underutilized by consumers. This review examined whether consumer nutrition knowledge is important for communication of nutrition information through labels on packaged foods. A cognitive processing model posits that consumers with prior knowledge are more likely to use label information effectively, that is, focus on salient information, understand information, and make healthful decisions based on this information. Consistent with this model, the review found that nutrition knowledge provides support for food label use. However, nutrition knowledge measures varied widely in terms of the dimensions they included and the extensiveness of the assessment. Relatively few studies investigated knowledge effects on the use of ingredient lists and claims, compared to nutrition facts labels. We also found an overreliance on convenience samples relying on younger adults, limiting our understanding of how knowledge supports food label use in later life. Future research should 1) investigate which dimensions, or forms, of nutrition knowledge are most critical to food label use and dietary decision making and 2) determine whether increases in nutrition knowledge can promote great use of nutrition information on food labels.

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The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature

2015

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“…This difficulty was common among diabetics (106) , chronic kidney disease patients (79) , older adults (81,110,125) , adolescents (54) , infrequent label users (17) and those with less education (81) .…”

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Nutrition labels on pre-packaged foods: a systematic review

Campos

Doxey

Hammond

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Despite the efforts of policy makers to educate consumers about health claims in general and, more recently, about functional food health claims, one of the main issues confronting all consumers in trying to determine whether to choose a food that makes a functional food health claim or one that does not is the conflicting reports in the media about what is or is not healthful (for a discussion of the "calcium quandary," see Block and Peracchio 2006 and can prevent age-related muscular degeneration (Chung, Rasmussen, and Johnson 2004). Similar debates are likely to occur for many of the ingredients about which functional food health claims are made.…”

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Eating with a Purpose: Consumer Response to Functional Food Health Claims in Conflicting versus Complementary Information Environments

Naylor

Droms

Haws

2009

Journal of Public Policy & Marketing

118

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Marketers of food products have recently introduced a variety of "functional foods" that promise consumers improvements in targeted physiological functions. However, despite the proliferation of functional food health claims promising more than basic nutrition, little is known about consumer responses to these claims, particularly in information environments in which inconsistent information may be available about the efficacy of a particular functional ingredient. Across two studies, the authors demonstrate that consumers with lower health consciousness are particularly sensitive to conflicting information about the validity of a functional food health claim; specifically, the presentation of conflicting (versus complementary) information significantly lowers their likelihood of choosing a functional over a nonfunctional food. In contrast, consumers with higher health consciousness do not reduce their likelihood of choosing a functional food when confronted with conflicting information. The authors demonstrate that this effect is driven by a confirmatory bias to believe the functional food health claim on the part of more health conscious consumers. The authors discuss implications for the successful marketing of functional foods and for public policy makers and consumers.

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The Calcium Quandary: How Consumers use Nutrition Labels

Cited by 50 publications

References 17 publications

The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature

The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature

Nutrition labels on pre-packaged foods: a systematic review

Eating with a Purpose: Consumer Response to Functional Food Health Claims in Conflicting versus Complementary Information Environments

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