Influence of Nutrition Labeling on the Dietary Habits and Health of Male University Students

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The number of utilized nutrient-kinds (UNs) as an index that consumers understand and actually utilize is investigated, and the objectives are set to clarify the relationship among the number of UNs, dietary habits and health. The hypotheses that utilizing a higher number of UNs is related to better dietary habits and health, and that an appropriate number of UNs is related to the optimum dietary habits and health are tested. A questionnaire survey was conducted in November 2003 on male university students in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, the responses of 278 of these students being suitable for analysis. The results show that the higher the number of UNs, the better was the use of nutrition labeling in respect of the level of knowledge and attitude toward dietary habits. It was also clarified that increasing the number of UNs led to enhanced levels of behavior, condition and food consumption, as well as knowledge and attitude. In other words, the higher the number of UNs, the better the dietary habits and health. It is therefore suggested that the number of UNs would be useful as an index to reveal the qualitative aspects of nutrition labeling use.
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