Objective Understanding of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels among Nutritionally At-Risk Individuals.

ABSTRACT: In the ongoing debate about front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels, little data exist regarding nutritionally at-risk populations, although they are critical targets of prevention programs. This study aimed to compare the impact of FOP labels on the ability to rank products according to their nutritional quality among French adults potentially at risk of poor dietary quality (N = 14,230). Four labels were evaluated: Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA), Multiple Traffic Lights (MTL), 5-Color Nutrition Label (5-CNL), Green Tick (Tick), along with a reference without label. Mixed models were used to assess how individual characteristics and FOP labels were associated with the ability to rank products. Older participants and those with a lower educational level, income, nutritional knowledge, and l

SUBMITTER: Ducrot P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4555164 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature