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A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Stages of Change in Food Consumption with Warning Labels among Chilean University Students.

ABSTRACT: Objective:To analyze the stage of change in food consumption with warning labels among Chilean university students. Materials and Methods:Cross-sectional study which applied surveys in universities from all over the country. Study included 4807 participants of 18 to 40 years of both sexes who were asked about the level of knowledge of the new food law and food consumption with warning signals, including questions regarding their willingness to behavior change according to Prochaska's transtheoretical model. To compare continuous variables, Student's t-test was used in the statistical package SPSS 22.0, and p <0.05 was considered a significant difference. Results:Of the total number of respondents, 99.3% of the students indicated that they know about the food law, classifying foods with signals in the precontemplation stage. Compared by sex, we observed that women give greater importance to behavior change in all of foods (p <0.001). Underweight students give less importance to change in unhealthy foods, while obesity students give more importance but do not show more confidence in behavior change (p <0.05). Conclusion:The university students show a low importance and confidence to make behavior change, aspects associated with sex and nutritional status. It is necessary to strengthen nutritional food education and not just talk about structural measures.

SUBMITTER: Duran Aguero S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212336 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Stages of Change in Food Consumption with Warning Labels among Chilean University Students.

Durán Agüero Samuel S Araneda Jacqueline J Ahumada Danay D Silva Rojas Jaime J Bonacich Rodrigo Bühring RB Caichac Astrid A Salamanca Marcelo Fernández MF Villarroel Pía P Fernandez Eloína E Pacheco Viviana V Martinovic Paola Aravena PA Wilson Waleska W Neira Ana María AM Encina Claudia C Tillería Jessica Moya JM

BioMed research international 20200116

<h4>Objective</h4>To analyze the stage of change in food consumption with warning labels among Chilean university students.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Cross-sectional study which applied surveys in universities from all over the country. Study included 4807 participants of 18 to 40 years of both sexes who were asked about the level of knowledge of the new food law and food consumption with warning signals, including questions regarding their willingness to behavior change according to Prochask ...[more]

PMID: 32461968

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Project description:ObjectThe correct use of nutrition labels for prepackaged food helps university students develop healthy eating habits and prevent the occurrence of chronic non-communicable diseases. This study evaluates the understanding and use of nutrition labels of prepackaged food by university students in four different fields of study in Chongqing, China.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used an online survey platform conducted in July 2022 in colleges and universities in Chongqing, China. The convenience sampling method was used to select students in four different fields of study, including medicine, humanities, science and technology, and arts and sports. Ten questions were used to assess participants' understanding of nutrition labels. A score of six or above (60%) indicates that the respondent has a basic understanding of the nutritional labels of prepackaged food. Descriptive statistics and generalized linear models (GLMs) were used to assess participants' understanding and use of nutrition labels for prepackaged foods and their influencing factors.ResultsA total of 1262 valid questionnaires was collected. The average age of the participants was 21.8 years (SD: 2.43), 50.1% were male, 80.8% were ethnic Han, and 50.9% were from rural areas. Only 21.3% of the university students in Chongqing had a good understanding of the nutrition labels of prepackaged food, where medical students were the highest (39.9%) and science and engineering students were the lowest (15.6%). Gender, ethnicity, grade, major, and whether received courses related to nutrition were influential factors in the understanding and use of nutrition labels of prepackaged food. Medical students also had more positive attitudes toward nutritional labels of prepackaged food.ConclusionsUnderstanding and use of nutrition labels for prepackaged food by university students in Chongqing are unsatisfactory. Student's major was a significant influencing factor in nutrition label comprehension, with medical students having the greatest understanding. Based on these results, we suggest that nutrition and health courses should be popularized among non-medical students to narrow the differences between different fields of study. For university students in all fields of study, education and publicity of nutrition labels of prepackaged food are needed, not only in the classroom but also in daily life.

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A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Stages of Change in Food Consumption with Warning Labels among Chilean University Students.

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A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Stages of Change in Food Consumption with Warning Labels among Chilean University Students.

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