The Association between Nutrition Facts Label Utilization and Comprehension among Latinos in TwoEast Los Angeles Neighborhoods

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1915-1922

  Sharif, Mienah Z ^a   Rizzo, Shemra ^b   Prelip, Michael L ^a   Glik, Deborah C ^a   Belin, Thomas R ^b   Langellier, Brent A ^c   Kuo, Alice A ^b   Garza, Jeremiah R ^a   Ortega, Alexander N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Latinos; Newest Vital Sign; Nutrition Facts label comprehension; Nutrition Facts label utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924008858     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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