Author, as appears in the article.: Fialon, M; Babio, N; Salas-Salvadó, J; Galan, P; Kesse-Guyot, E; Touvier, M; Deschasaux-Tanguy, M; Sarda, B; Hercberg, S; Khoury, N; Nabec, L; Julia, C
Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
URV's Author/s: Babio Sánchez, Nancy Elvira / Salas Salvadó, Jorge
Abstract: Interpretive front-of-pack labels (FoPLs) are supported by World Health Organization as an important policy tool to promote healthy diets. At present, various FoPLs formats co-exist in the European Union (EU). However, as part of the Farm to Fork strategy published in 2020, the European Commission stated that it would propose a single mandatory FoPL. The aim of this study was to analyze Spanish consumers' preference and objective understanding of Nutri-Score and NutrInform, two FoPLs that are currently the subject of debate in the EU.In a representative sample of 1026 Spanish adults (50% women, mean age ± SD = 46 ± 14 years), objective understanding was assessed by asking participants to identify the healthiest food products in three food categories (breakfast products, breakfast cereals and added fats). The preference dimensions were tested by asking participants about the perceived helpfulness of the FoPL in discriminating the nutritional quality of food products (subjective understanding) and their overall assessment of the FoPL's ease of use, informativeness, trust and liking (perception).In terms of objective understanding, Nutri-Score was significantly associated with an increase in consumers' ability to identify healthier food products across all food categories compared with NutrInform [OR (odds ratio) = 19.1 [14.2-25.7], P < 0.0001]. On the preference dimension, Nutri-Score was perceived as significantly easier to use and was more liked than NutrInform (standardized principal component analysis dimension, respectively, 0.32 ± 1.58 vs. -0.29 ± 1.66, P < 0.0001 and 0.080 ± 1.18 vs. -0.072 ± 1.17, P = 0.039).This study provides new evidence to support Nutri-Score in comparison with NutrInform in Spanish consumers, on both objective understanding and preference aspects.© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association.
Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Nutrição Medicine (all) Medicina ii Medicina i Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Enfermagem Economia Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jordi.salas@urv.cat nancy.babio@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2700-7459 0000-0003-3527-5277
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: European Journal Of Public Health. 33 (2): 293-298
APA: Fialon, M; Babio, N; Salas-Salvadó, J; Galan, P; Kesse-Guyot, E; Touvier, M; Deschasaux-Tanguy, M; Sarda, B; Hercberg, S; Khoury, N; Nabec, L; Julia, (2023). Comparative understanding and preference of Nutri-Score and NutrInform Battery in a sample of Spanish consumers. European Journal Of Public Health, 33(2), 293-298. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad002
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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