How Do Consumers Use Nutrition Labels on Food Products in the United States?

Authors

Yuanting Zhang, Colorado Department of Human Services
John T. Chen, Bowling Green State University
Suohong Wang, Wells Fargo
J. Craig Andrews, Marquette UniversityFollow
Alan S. Levy, US Food and Drug Administration

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

4-2017

Publisher

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

Source Publication

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Source ISSN

0883-5691

Abstract

This study examined how consumers use food labels in the United States. Based on the results from the cluster analysis, eight nutrition label questions from the Health and Diet Survey fell into 2 categories of label usage: for shopping or for dietary decisions. Survey respondents reported equal or more consideration of nutrition-label information for dietary choices than for shopping decisions in 2008 compared with prior survey years. Female consumers, frequent label users, well-educated, consumers aged 50 to 59, or consumers with any health issues were significantly more likely to use food labels for all kinds of purposes than their corresponding counterparts.

Comments

Accepted version. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 32, No. 2 (April/June 2017): 161-171. DOI. © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Yuanting; Chen, John T.; Wang, Suohong; Andrews, J. Craig; and Levy, Alan S., "How Do Consumers Use Nutrition Labels on Food Products in the United States?" (2017). Marketing Faculty Research and Publications. 214.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/market_fac/214