dc.contributor | Ramos, Renata Cristina de Souza | |
dc.creator | Silva, Maria Cristina Furtado da | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-11T18:29:09Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-22T19:13:13Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-13T20:28:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-11T18:29:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-22T19:13:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-13T20:28:27Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-06-11T18:29:09Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-09-22T19:13:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-03-06 | |
dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12032/58321 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/6170782 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper aims at evaluating the understanding of graphical representation of nutritional information on food labels by young adolescent students. Therefore, it was carried out a cross-sectional study with 56 young adolescent students (n = 56), aged between 15 and 17 years, enrolled in a private school in Porto Alegre / RS. A specific questionnaire containing nine dichotomous and multiple choice closed questions was used for data gathering. The results showed that 41% of young adolescent students usually read the labels before purchasing, 71% of them claim to know the meaning of the energetic value of food, 63% say they understand the information written on the labels, and 61 % trust the information written on food packages. Most adolescents understand the nutritional components present on the labels of Brazilian foods, and only 45% understood the nutrition information on the Traffic Light labelling system, showing that the labels used in Brazil are better understood. The results indicate that a meaningful number of adolescents (63%) understands the nutritional components on the labels of Brazilian food, and a meaningful number of individuals understood and identified the healthiest nutritional information given on labels; however, it is suggested the development of nutrition education programs to enhance the understanding of the nutritional information on the labels for this consumer profile. | |
dc.publisher | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos | |
dc.rights | openAccess | |
dc.subject | Compreensão | |
dc.subject | Traffic light labelling | |
dc.title | Avaliação da compreensão da representação gráfica das informações nutricionais de rótulos de alimentos em adolescentes | |
dc.type | Dissertação | |