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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2010.39.2.253

The Effect of Use of Nutrition Labelling on Knowledge and Perception of Nutrition Labelling, and Awareness of Nutrition Labelling Usefulness with among College Students  

Lee, Kyoung-Ae (Dept. of Practical Arts Education, Busan National University of Education)
Lee, Hyun-Jin (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kyungnam University)
Park, Eun-Ju (Dept. of Practical Arts Education, Busan National University of Education)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.39, no.2, 2010 , pp. 253-266 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study describes the prevalence of nutrition labelling use and its association with demographic factors, knowledge and perception of nutrition labelling, and awareness of nutrition labelling usefulness among 282 college students, aged 21~23 years, in Busan Gyeongnam area. The subjects consisted of 150 of male (53.2%) and 132 of female (46.8%) students. 31.3% of male students and 50% of female students reported reading nutrition labelling always or usually, while 34.7% of male and 13.6% of female subjects reported that they don't use nutrition labelling. Although most of the subjects perceived the need of nutrition labelling, their knowledge and understanding of nutrition labelling and their awareness of nutrition labelling usefulness were not enough to apply the information from the nutrition labelling in their daily life, even in the subjects who reported reading nutrition labelling always or usually. This statement might be one of the reasons why there were no significant differences among the groups divided by nutrition labelling use in regards to the dietary habit or snack eating habit in this study. Therefore, a practical nutrition education program on nutrition labelling should be provided for the college students to increase nutrition labelling use and to apply the information from nutrition labelling in their daily life in order to maintain healthy dietary habit.
Keywords
perception of nutrition labelling; nutrition labelling usefulness; college student;
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