Food Label Use by Older Americans: Data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals 1994-96

J. Wooden, M.J. Oakland, Helen Jensen and P. Kissack

Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This study examined older Americansï¾’ use of food labels as a tool to moderate dietary risk factors for heart disease. Data from the USDAï¾’s Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individual (CSFII) 1994- 96 and the Diet and Health Knowledge Survey (DHKS) from 2,846 respondents aged 51 years and older was used. Indices were constructed to measure and correlate dietary intake, label use and understanding, and health status data. Understanding and use of food labels was lower among older age groups, while heart-related health problems increased. Use of food labels and percent energy intake from fat were inversely related.

Date: 2004-01-01
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Published in Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 2004, vol. 24:1 no. 2004, pp. 35-52

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