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| Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Lazaridis, Panagiotis; Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.. |
| Over the last several years, there has been an increase of several chronic diseases that are linked to dietary and lifestyle factors. Obesity, especially, is rising at an alarming rate in several countries. Due in part to increasing diet related health problems caused, among others, by obesity, nutritional labelling has been regarded as an important topic mainly because it can provide consumers with nutritional information that can be used to make informed and healthier food choices. A number of studies have focused on the empirical perspective of nutritional food label use. None of these studies, however, have focused on developing a theoretical economic model that would adequately describe nutritional food label use based on a utility theoretic... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Label use; Nutritional information; Health; Nutrition knowledge; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10033 |
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| Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.. |
| This study examines how sociodemographic characteristics of a household's main meal planner affect use of nutritional information concerning ingredients, health benefits, calories, sodium, vitamins/minerals, fiber, fat, cholesterol, and sugar content on food packages. Results generally suggest that well-educated, female main meal planners are more likely to use various types of nutritional information than others. Main meal planners who place more importance on nutrition but less importance on taste and those who have a higher perception of the healthfulness of their diet are more likely to use nutritional information on packages than others. Household size, race, employment status, urbanization, region, age, and income are also significant factors. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Food packages; Food shopping; Labels; Nutritional information; Sociodemographics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15122 |
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| Mandal, Bidisha. |
| This study investigates the role of nutrition and ingredients information, included in the food labels, as useful tools for individuals who are trying to lose weight. This research has three objectives - examine personal characteristics as predictors of willingness to lose weight conditional on individual's current body mass index, investigate whether those who are trying to lose weight are more likely to read food labels to gather nutritional and ingredients information, and, analyze whether those who want to lose weight and read food labels have a greater propensity to lose weight. Estimates from random effects logistic regressions indicate higher usage of food labels by those who are trying to lose weight, irrespective of their current body mass... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Nutritional information; Ingredient information; Body mass index; Panel data; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6200 |
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