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Modified Nutrition Facts Panels Help In Identifying Healthier Options, Courtney Marie Markey
Modified Nutrition Facts Panels Help In Identifying Healthier Options, Courtney Marie Markey
Theses and Dissertations
Background Research shows understanding of information portrayed on nutrition facts panels is low.
Objective Nutrition facts panels were modified to increase identification of healthier label when comparing similar foods.
Design This was study was randomized. Participants, from a Midwestern University, were recruited through email for an online survey.
Participants 738 students responded (4.87% response rate) and 622 completed the entire survey.
Intervention Participants were randomly assigned one of three variations. One variation was the current nutrition facts panel. Another variation highlighted nutrients on the nutrition facts panel in traffic light colors indicating healthy, moderate, and unhealthy levels. The third variation …