Understanding and use of food package nutrition label among educated young adults

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 836-842

  Norazmir, M N ^a   Norazlanshah, H ^b   Naqieyah, Nuri ^a   Khairil Anuar, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Label understanding; Label use; Nutrition label; Packaging food; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALAYSIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84879264616     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.934.940     Document Type: Article

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