The Nutrition Label – Which Information is Important to The Consumer?

Shaping the Information Nutrition Label

We take up on the idea of a nutrition facts label for online documents: the Information Nutrition Label. Such a label has the potential to increase the readers’ ability to make an informed decision before the “consumption” of a news article or some other published online document. The basic ideas along with the dimensions (manifest, measurable text qualities, etc.) of such a label were proposed...

Is nutrition important to postpone frailty?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of the present study is to provide an updated, systematic review of the recent literature on whether nutrition is important to postpone frailty. RECENT FINDINGS A systematic review of recent literature (past 12 months) identified nine studies (eight of which using a cross-sectional design) exploring the relationship between nutrition and frailty. A single randomi...

“I rarely read the label”: Factors that Influence Thai Consumer Responses to Nutrition Labels

BACKGROUND This qualitative study employed the Knowledge-Attitude-Behaviour (KAB) model and Health Belief Model (HBM) to investigate factors influencing Thai consumer decision making about use of nutrition labels. Labels include both Nutrition Information Panels (1998-) and Guideline Daily Amounts labels (2011-). METHOD In-depth interviews were conducted with 34 participants representing two ...

Inputs Accumulation Or Productivity: Which Factor Is The Leading Contributor To Economic Growth In Iran?

Is nutrition important in osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a crippling disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by loss of bony tissue from the skeleton and deterioration of bone structure, and is associated with enhanced bone fragility and increased risk of fracture (Consensus Development Conference, 1991). Fragility fractures are most common at the wrist, spinal vertebrae and hip, although they can occur ...