Achterberg, Cheryl (author), Bradley, Ellen (author), and Achterberg: Nutrition Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Bradley: Menu Magic Food, Indianapolis, IN
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1991-09
Published:
USA: Baltimore, MD : Williams & Wilkins.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06874
AGRICOLA FNI 91003418, The purpose of this paper is to describe bulletin features found most and least appealing to a sample of highly literate, middle class adults for the print series, HG232:1-7, "Dietary Guidelines and Your Health". Use of print materials is the most common means of conveying nutrition information to the public. Many professionals have urged nutrition educators to focus research on strategies that will increase the effectiveness of print materials. In an age of resource constraints and fiscal responsibility, such evaluation could facilitate the learning process and increase the efficiency of educator resources and efforts. (original)
Achterberg, Cheryl (author), McCullum, Christine (author), and Penn State Nutrition Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07906
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ham, Mimeographed, 1994. 1 p. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Portland, OR, July 16-20, 1994., Because of the increase in one-parent households and the percent of households that contain two working parents,the number fo teenagers that are doing the family food shopping is also increasing. Whether adolescents read and/or understand food labels while shopping is not known. The purpose of this study was to explore food shopping and label use behavior among adolescents at point-of-purchase. The study group consisted of ninety high school-aged adolescents (n=41 males; n=49 females) stratified by shopping experience (n=44 shoppers; n=46 nonshoppers). Participants were given a list of 20 generic food items to select in an actual grocery store setting. An open-ended questionnaire was administered after shopping to determine the reasons given for each food item selection and to evaluate the use of nutrition information for these items. Scores were computed for total number of times reasons were given to select foods. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the use of shopping strategies and nutrition information. Two tailed t-tests were used for group comparisons. The reasons reported most often for selecting foods were: personal preference/taste, custom/habit, and price/cost. Overall, participants were five times more likely to use front label/nutrition claims than nutrient labels for nutrition information. Fat free/low fat, lite/light, and cholesterol free/low cholesterol were the most commonly used claims. Total fat and calories were the most commonly used constituents on nutrient labels. In terms of reasons given for food item selection, females were significantly more likely than males to use front label/nutrition claims (p<0.001) and nutrient labels (p<0.01); shoppers were significantly more likely than nonshoppers to use nutrient labels (p<0.01). Further research that incorporates adolescents from different backgrounds is needed to understand how young consumers use labels at point-of-purchase. Results should be used to develop nutrition education that teaches food shopping and label reading skills.
Adams, Patricia A. (author), Brown, J. Lynne (author), Kaltreider, D. Lynne (author), Sims, Laura S. (author), and Institute of Policy Research and Evaluation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Department of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Institute of Policy Research and Evaluation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Institute of Policy Research and Evaluation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-02
Published:
USA: Baltimore, MD : Williams and Wilkins
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06442
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 110 Document Number: C10584
Journal Title Details:
2 pages
Notes:
Posted on Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Canada, The Biotechnology Knowledge Center, Reference No.: 2463, The Agri-food community.
Allen, Amy M. (author) and Freimuth, Vicki (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07901
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ham, Mimeographed, 1994. 1 p. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Portland, OR, July 16-20, 1994., A content analysis was conducted to evaluate the coverage of the new food labels in the print media during the period of December 1, 1992 to August 30, 1993. Articles were obtained using the Lexis/Nexis newspaper index and six health and general topics magazine databases. A total of 59 newspaper articles, 11 magazine articles and 7 health newsletter articles were identified through the databases. These articles were evaluated by four trained coders using a pretested coding form that addressed 35 aspects of the food label coverage. Twenty percent of articles were double coded with at least 80% coder reliability. Analysis of the data indicates that magazines and health letters covered the topic in more detail than newspapers. Less than 20% of newspapers named and defined the "percent daily value" term, whereas 86% of health newsletters and 64% of magazines provided this information. This is significant because the term is not self explanatory and may be misunderstood by consumers. analysis of individuals quoted in the articles indicates that government and industry officials represented over half of those quoted. In contrast, college and university faculty were quoted in 9% of articles and dietitians were quoted in 10% of articles. Several errors were identified by the coders and are outlined in the study.
