The Relationship between Nutrition Knowledge and Nutrition Facts Table Use in China
A Structural Equation Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zeying Huang (0000-0001-8668-6506, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Beixun Huang (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Jiazhang Huang (0000-0002-4441-2766, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 6307-6307 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18126307 |
| PMID | 34200804 |
| OpenAlex | W3171240257 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 41 |
Since 2013, China has implemented a nutrition label regulation that aims to provide essential nutrition information through nutrition facts tables labeled on the back of food packages. Yet, the relationship between people's nutrition knowledge and their nutrition label use remains less clear. This study adopted the structural equation modeling approach to analyze a nationally representative survey of 1500 Chinese individuals through the cognitive processing model, interrelated nutrition knowledge, attention to nutrition information on the nutrition facts table, comprehension of nutrition information, food choice and dietary intake. It was found that nutrition knowledge positively influenced attention to nutrition information; a better comprehension of nutrition information, which could benefit healthier food choices, did not relate to a higher level of attention to that information; dietary intake was affected significantly by nutrition knowledge, but it had little impact on food choice. The results signify that nutrition knowledge hardly supports nutrition facts table use among the Chinese people, mainly due to incomprehensible labeled information. Therefore, it emphasizes the need to enhance people's comprehension through front-of-package labels and corresponding smartphone applications
Biology · China · Cognition · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Food choice · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Nutrition Education · Nutrition facts label · Nutrition information · Nutrition Labeling · Political science · Population · Structural equation modeling · Table (database · Computer Science · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Food Science · Gerontology
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