Examining the Prevalence of Food-Label Use by University Students

Patricia E. McLean-Meyinsse, Janet V. Gager and Derek N. Cole

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2011, vol. 42, issue 01, 6

Abstract: Results from a random sample of 441 university students suggest that 31.3 percent of the participants read food labels frequently, while 28.6 percent read labels sometimes. The three nutrients read most frequently are calories, total fat, and sugars. Overall, juniors and seniors read labels more fequently than do freshmen and sophmores.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.139326

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