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The Effect of the Use of Nutrition Labeling on Dietary Attitudes, Dietary Habits, Nutrition Knowledge and Application of Nutrition Information to Daily Life among Housewives in Gyeonggi-provincial Area

경기지역 주부들의 영양표시 확인 여부에 따른 식태도, 식습관, 영양지식 및 영양정보의 실생활 반영정도 비교

  • Lee, Sun Hee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Suwon Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Lim (Dept. of Food Nutrition and Cooking, Sangji Youngseo College)
  • 이순희 (수원여자대학교 식품영양과) ;
  • 이승림 (상지영서대학교 식품영양조리과)
  • Received : 2014.05.01
  • Accepted : 2014.06.10
  • Published : 2014.06.28
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Abstract

This study surveyed 266 housewives residing in a Gyeonggi-provincial area for their dietary attitudes, dietary habits, nutrition knowledge, and application of nutrition information to daily life according to whether they use nutrition labeling. The survey on the dietary attitudes of the subjects showed that the points of "think that nutrition affects health", "quite interested in nutrition and health information", "like developing and trying new diverse recipes", and "persistently try new foods" were higher among those who check out nutrition labeling (Check group, n=112) than those who do not check out nutrition labeling (No check group, n=154). Reason for snacking, the Check group reported higher in the reasons of "for taking nutrients" but lower in the reasons of "do not eat enough meal" and "impulsively" than the No check group (p<0.01). Asked about why they check the nutrition labeling, the Check group answered "to compare products with each other" and "to purchase healthy food" whereas the No check group said "to decide whether the food is safe or not" and "to reduce body weight" (p<0.01). The Check group showed more recognition on the significance of the nutrition labeling and application to their actual daily lives than the No check group. Therefore, our results suggest that proper use of nutrition labeling is expected to improve dietary attitudes and dietary habits as well as enhance the application of nutrition information to actual daily life and promote health not only for the housewives but also for their family members as well.

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