Food label use, self-selectivity, and diet quality

  • Sung Yong Kim
  • , Rodolfo M. Nayga
  • , Oral Capps

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    129 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    Food labels provide measurable benefits by improving diet quality of Americans by as much as four to six points on a 100-point Healthy Eating Index scale. Among nutritional panels, serving sizes, nutrient content claims, list of ingredients, and health claims, the use of health claims on food labels provides the highest level of improvement in diet quality. The data source for this analysis is the 1994 to 1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes for Individuals (CSFII) and the accompanying Diet and Health Knowledge Survey (DHKS).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)346-363
    Number of pages18
    JournalJournal of Consumer Affairs
    Volume35
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Economics,Econometrics and Finance
    • Sociology and Political Science

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