Nutrition labelling for healthier food choice: an intervention study, Natal – RN

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Sônia Maria Fernandes da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Lima, Kenio Costa, Alves, Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Vigilância Sanitária em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/102
• topic: Rotulagem Nutricional; Defesa do Consumidor; Educação Alimentar e Nutricional; Nutritional Labeling; Consumer Advocacy; Food and Nutrition Education

The food and nutrition education is related to the production of information that supports the individuals in making decisions, so that thereby the population might choose healthier foods. This study aims to describe and analyze an intervention relating to nutrition labeling with students from Natal-RN. This is a pilot study in which 118 subjects in 2012 were selected from an educational institution. The students participated in a dialogued exhibition about nutritional guidance, had access to a guide folder and answered a questionnaire in the end. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 program, with the Wilcoxon e Mcnemar tests. The significative p value considered was < 0.05. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committees vfrom UFRN. When asked about their understanding about the dialogued exhibition, it was obtained a p = 0.024. When asked about the importance of knowing the maximum and minimum consumption of sugar, fats, sodium and fiber there was a p = 0.020, relative to guide folder was presented a p = 0.058. The students yearn to be kept  interventions which enable the effectiveness of nutrition labeling as a tool in nutrition education.