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Food label use and awareness of nutritional information and recommendations among persons with chronic disease

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Lewis, John E, Arheart, Kristopher L, LeBlanc, William G, Fleming, Lora E, Lee, David J, Davila, Evelyn P, Cabán-Martinez, Alberto J, Dietz, Noella A +3 more·2009·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Abstract

Background Because of the relation between chronic disease and poor nutritional habits, the use of food labels and adherence to dietary recommendations are important for chronic disease populations. We explored whether persons with chronic disease read nutrient information on food labels and whether they were aware of dietary guidelines.Objective This study aimed to assess dietary information use among persons with chronic disease by using a nationally representative sample of the US population.Design A total of 5603 respondents aged > or =17 y from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey participated in the study. This representative sample of US civilians were asked 17 questions regarding their awareness of federal nutrition information and their food label use and were given two 24-h recall dietary interviews. Participants were classified into 5 disease categories: 1) hypertension, 2) hypercholesterolemia, 3) diabetes/at risk of diabetes, 4) overweight, and 5) heart disease.Results Subjects with chronic diseases were more aware of nutritional recommendations, checked more often for specific nutrients, and used nutrition information on food labels more often than did participants without such diseases. Label use behavior was inconsistently associated with dietary guideline compliance.Conclusions People with chronic disease generally reported better nutrition awareness and food label use and checking behaviors compared with those without chronic disease, but this did not translate into unequivocally better eating behaviors. New strategies are needed to improve the actual nutritional behaviors of persons with chronic disease.

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Lewis, J. E., Arheart, K. L., LeBlanc, W. G., Fleming, L. E., Lee, D. J., Davila, E. P., Cabán-Martinez, A. J., Dietz, N. A., McCollister, K. E., Bandiera, F. C., & Clark, J. D.
Affiliations
University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Lewis, John E
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-11
Volume
90
Issue
5
Pages
1351-1357
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2107404455
Cited by
107
References
27
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FWCI
4.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (F31MH084567)
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (R01 OH03915)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
food label use, dietary guidelines, chronic disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, overweight, heart disease, dietary adherence, dietary habits
MeSH terms
Awareness, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Labeling, Health Planning Guidelines, Heart Diseases, Humans, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Male, Nutrition Surveys, Probability, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Guidelines as Topic, Overweight

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