Nutrition knowledge, gender, and food label use

  • Rodolfo M. Nayga

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    Abstract

    This paper empirically explores the relationship between nutrition knowledge, gender, and food label use. The econometric approach treats both nutrition knowledge and label use as endogenous variables when estimating the model for food label use. The results suggest that nutrition knowledge does not have an effect on label use, confirming the weak link hypothesis between knowledge and behavior. Gender effect is mainly due to differences in nutrition knowledge levels.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)97-112
    Number of pages16
    JournalJournal of Consumer Affairs
    Volume34
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2000

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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