ReviewAppetite2015
The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature.
Review in Appetite, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05278377 (Effectiveness of the Apprenti en Action School-based Culinary Program on 9-10-year-old Children's Food Literacy and Vegetable and Fruit Consumption), which is not on this map. Cited by 150 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of the Apprenti en Action School-based Culinary Program on 9-10-year-old Children's Food Literacy and Vegetable and Fruit Consumption
Who cites it
150 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of Educational Interventions on Understanding and Use of Nutrition Labels: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to dietary change while aiming to reduce free sugar intakes: framework analysis based on intervention, time for change, and success at 12 weeks.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Trial
- Preliminary effectiveness of VR-enhanced nutrition education for promoting healthy diets among college students.Nutrition journal · 2025Trial
- Effect of nutritional promotion intervention on dietary adherence among type II diabetes patients in North Shoa Zone Amhara Region: quasi-experimental study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Trial
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- Influence of Infographics on Consumer Perception of Organ-Enhanced Ground Beef.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Consumer Attitudes Towards Health, Nutritional and Environmental Concerns of Beef Consumption by Confronting Different Information.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nutritional knowledge in patients with severe obesity during a residential rehabilitation: the relationships with socio-demographic variables.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026Article
- Nutrition knowledge and bone health: development and validation of the 'NutriBone' questionnaire for Italian adult women.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Regional Disparities in Factors Associated With Subjective Health Among Older Adults in Aging and Super-Aged Areas of Korea: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- The Role of Health Claims on Consumer Behavior and Food Choice: A Narrative Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Who Pays for Low-GI Yogurt in China? Moderating Roles of Health Orientation and Consumer Knowledge.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Selected Consumer Behaviours in the Bread Market: Does Dietary Fibre Labelling Influence Consumer Decisions? A Preliminary Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Shift work in the digital food environment: associations with nutrition knowledge and online food ordering attitudes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Annual transitions in nutrition, training, and interpersonal relationships of Japan's national champion university rowing team.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Urban Consumer Behaviors in Kochi, India: Food Choice Motivations, Food Label Literacy, and Nutrition Panel Use.International journal of food science · 2026Article
- Nutrition label literacy and adolescent mental well-being: a three-wave longitudinal study of healthy eating self-efficacy and physical activity as a moderator.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Developing food label literacy among adolescents.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
90 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is typically underutilized by consumers. This review examined whether consumer nutrition knowledge is important for communication of nutrition information through labels on packaged foods. A cognitive processing model posits that consumers with prior knowledge are more likely to use label information effectively, that is, focus on salient information, understand information, and make healthful decisions based on this information. Consistent with this model, the review found that nutrition knowledge provides support for food label use. However, nutrition knowledge measures varied widely in terms of the dimensions they included and the extensiveness of the assessment. Relatively few studies investigated knowledge effects on the use of ingredient lists and claims, compared to nutrition facts labels. We also found an overreliance on convenience samples relying on younger adults, limiting our understanding of how knowledge supports food label use in later life. Future research should 1) investigate which dimensions, or forms, of nutrition knowledge are most critical to food label use and dietary decision making and 2) determine whether increases in nutrition knowledge can promote great use of nutrition information on food labels.
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