Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is
typically underutilized by consumers. This review examined whether consumer nutrition …

Previous studies have shown high levels of self‐reported nutrition label use, yet when tested
consumers have difficulty in using label information effectively. Using verbal protocol …

Background Earlier research has identified consumer characteristics associated with
viewing Nutrition Facts labels; however, little is known about those who view front-of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether differences in nutrition knowledge affected how women
(a high-involvement group) interpreted intrinsic cues (ingredient list) and extrinsic cues (“all …

Diet-related health problems have increased dramatically over the last few years.
Consequently, nutritional labeling has emerged as an important aspect of consumers' food …

Background There are few objective data on how nutrition labels are used in real-world
shopping situations, or how they affect dietary choices and patterns. Design The Starlight …

Nutrition labels on food packages are designed to promote and protect public health by
providing nutrition information so that consumers can make informed dietary choices. High …

Nutritional labelling of packaged foods, mandated by law, includes details of the food
content and composition–information that can affect individual and public lifestyle decisions …

This research examines the metacognitive effects of nutrition facts label clarity on food
preferences. Two experiments show that, holding information content and comprehensibility …

Nutrition labels are seen as offering the potential to educate consumers about healthy eating
and to encourage and enable them to make healthy food choices. This study used verbal …