Diet inequality prevails among consumers interested and knowledgeable in nutrition

Diet inequality prevails among consumers interested and knowledgeable in nutrition

BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between diet cost and adherence to nutritional recommendations among consumers in general. This has adverse effects on diet and health inequality. It could be hypothesized that consumers knowledgeable in nutrition escape this correlation. OBJECTIVE Investigate whether the previously observed relationship between diet cost and nutriti...

Are caregivers knowledgeable and interested in post-ICU outcomes?

Introduction Long-term outcome after intensive care is a matter of growing interest in the critical care community. As better knowledge of post-ICU outcomes might help improve admission policies, processes of care, or end-of-life decisions, this topic is increasingly covered in medical journals. Access to this information may still be limited for ICU caregivers who play a pivotal role in the de...

Are Consumers More Interested in Financing Incentives or Price Reductions?

Interested consumers’ awareness of harmful chemicals in everyday products

Background Everyday products can contain a multitude of harmful substances unnoticed by most consumers, because established risk communication channels reach only part of the society. The question is, whether at least interested and informed consumers are able to use risk communication tools and assess harmful chemicals in products. Results An online survey investigated the awareness of 1030 ...

Nutrition knowledge, and use and understanding of nutrition information on food labels among consumers in the UK

Based on in-store observations in three major UK retailers, in-store interviews (2019) and questionnaires filled out at home and returned (921), use of nutrition information on food labels and its understanding were investigated. Respondents' nutrition knowledge was also measured, using a comprehensive instrument covering knowledge of expert recommendations, nutrient content in different food p...