Assessment of an e-training tool for college students to improve accuracy and reduce effort associated with reading nutrition labels

Objective: Nutrition labels are often underutilized due to the time and effort required to read them. We investigated the impact of label-reading training on effort, as well as accuracy and motivation. Participants: Eighty college students (21 men and 59 women). Methods: The training consisted of a...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2019-07, Vol.67 (5), p.441-448
Main Authors: Soederberg Miller, Lisa M., Sutter, Carolyn, Wilson, Machelle D., Bergman, Jacqueline J., Beckett, Laurel A., Gibson, Tanja N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Adult
clinical medicine
College Students
Descriptive labeling
Dietetics
Eating Habits
Education, Distance - methods
Electronic Learning
Empowerment
Eye Movements
Female
Food Labeling - standards
Habits
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Healthy food
Humans
Male
Merchandise Information
Middle Aged
Motivation
Nutrition
Nutrition Instruction
Reading
Reading comprehension
Shopping
Students
Universities
Young Adult
Young Adults
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Summary:Objective: Nutrition labels are often underutilized due to the time and effort required to read them. We investigated the impact of label-reading training on effort, as well as accuracy and motivation. Participants: Eighty college students (21 men and 59 women). Methods: The training consisted of a background tutorial on nutrition followed by three blocks of practice reading labels to decide which of two foods was the relatively better choice. Label-reading effort was assessed using an eye tracker and motivation was assessed using a 6-item scale of healthy food-choice empowerment. Results: Students showed increases in label-reading accuracy, decreases in label-reading effort, and increases in empowerment. Conclusions: The nutrition label e-training tool presented here, whether used alone or as part of other wellness and health programs, may be an effective way to boost students' label-reading skills and healthy food choices, before they settle into grocery shopping habits.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2018.1484369