Is it time to rethink nutrition communications? A 5-year retrospective of Americans' attitudes toward food, nutrition, and health.
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T ODAY’S CONSUMERS ARE AT the center of a perplexing and changing nutrition environment, particularly when it comes to eating healthfully and reducing health risks associated with overweight and obesity.With instant access to information, itmight seem that Americans have “knowledge” literally at their fingertips, yet evidence suggests that they are not acting on this knowledge when it comes to making decisions about food and health. Insights revealed from the first 5 years (2006-2010) of the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health suggest that, although food and health communicationsmay have fostered general awareness, a disconnect remains among
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
دوره 113 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013