Use of food labels, awareness of nutritional programmes and participation in the special supplemental program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2006).
Use of food labels, awareness of nutritional programmes and participation in the special supplemental program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2006).
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食品标签的使用、对营养计划的认识以及参与妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充计划（WIC）：国家健康和营养检查调查（2005-2006 年）的结果。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00382.x
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Heyman,MelvinB
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作者：
Wojcicki,JanetM;Heyman,MelvinB
在选择食物时使用营养标签与更健康的饮食习惯（包括较低的脂肪摄入量）相关。当前的公共卫生工作重点是改进营养标签，使消费者更容易阅读和使用。该研究旨在评估低收入妇女使用营养标签的频率以及对美国农业部 (USDA) 营养计划的认识，其中包括参加 2005-2006 年国家健康和营养检查调查中妇女、婴儿和儿童特殊补充营养计划 (WIC) 的妇女。许多低收入女性并不经常使用食品标签上的营养成分信息，只有不到一半的女性听说过美国农业部美国人膳食指南（38.9%）。在多变量逻辑回归中，我们发现 WIC 参与与选择食品时减少使用营养成分表[比值比 (OR) 0.45，95% 置信区间 (CI) 0.22–0.91]、健康声明信息（OR 0.54，95% CI 0.32–0.28）以及决定购买产品时碳水化合物信息（OR 0.44，95% CI）相关。 0.20–0.97）与符合 WIC 资格的非参与者相比。任何旨在改善营养标签使用和了解美国农业部营养计划知识的干预措施都需要针对低收入女性，包括 WIC 参与者。未来的研究应评估 WIC 参与者与符合条件的非参与者相比营养标签使用率较低的可能原因。
Use of nutritional labels in choosing food is associated with healthier eating habits including lower fat intake. Current public health efforts are focusing on the revamping of nutritional labels to make them easier to read and use for the consumer. The study aims to assess the frequency of use of nutritional labels and awareness of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional programmes by low‐income women including those participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as surveyed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2006. Many low‐income women do not regularly use the nutrition facts panel information on the food label and less than half had heard of the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans (38.9%). In multivariate logistic regression, we found that WIC participation was associated with reduced use of the nutrition facts panel in choosing food products [odds ratio (OR) 0.45, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.22–0.91], the health claims information (OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.32–0.28) and the information on carbohydrates when deciding to buy a product (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.20–0.97) in comparison with WIC eligible non‐participants. Any intervention to improve use of nutritional labels and knowledge of the USDA's nutritional programmes needs to target low‐income women, including WIC participants. Future studies should evaluate possible reasons for the low use of nutrition labels among WIC participants in comparison with eligible non‐participants.