López-Espinoza A, Martínez MAG, Barragán CMC, Aguilera CVG, Cárdenas-Villalvazo A, Hidalgo-Rasmussen CA, Zepeda SAP, Mancilla GR

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 155-166
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ABSTRACT

Chronic illnesses have increased in the world; this is one of the reasons why preventive measures were created. Organizations such as United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) promote education of population to healthy food choices. In this way, nutritional facts of food was implemented, however, their effectiveness has not been accurately determined. The objective of this study was to analyze the feeding behavior of six groups of university students in order to evaluate the effects of nutritional facts on food consumption, taking into account the effects of sex and capacity to discriminate between different types of food. After being evaluated some aspects of the participants’ feeding behavior, the experimental groups were trained to use the nutritional facts. Subsequently, all participants were exposed to three varieties of the same food. Results showed that food consumption was modified of different way for each experimental group in relation with sex and capacity to interpret nutritional facts.

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