Highlights
- •High perception on nutrition labeling play positive roles in the management of health status.
- •It was more significant in people with vulnerable conditions or attention for their health.
- •Our results could be helpful for establishing healthcare programs for managing chronic conditions.
Abstract
Aims
In 1995, nutrition labeling became mandatory in South Korea. These regulations help
consumers make reasonable choices when purchasing food based on nutritional value
by providing the nutritional properties of processed foods. We investigated the association
between perceptions about nutrition labeling and insulin resistance (IR) in people
with no diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM).
Methods
This study used data from the sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (KNHANES VI-3 in 2015, n = 2931). We used multiple regression analysis to investigate the relationship between
perceptions about nutrition labeling and the homeostatic model assessment for insulin
resistance (HOMA-IR).
Results
75.2% of participants were aware of nutrition labeling and 24.8% of participants checked
nutrition labeling and actively used the information. “Actively checked and used the
nutrition labeling” was inversely associated with HOMA-IR scores (check nutrition
facts and make labeling-dependent purchase decisions: β = −0.108, p = 0.0164). These associations were more significant in people who were obese or paid
more attention to their health.
Conclusion
High levels of perceptions about nutrition labeling and active use of such information
could have positive effects on reducing IR and preventing DM. Therefore, it is necessary
to improve public perception for effective implementation of healthcare programs.
Abbreviations:
DM (diabetes mellitus), IR (insulin resistance), KNHANES (Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), HOMA-IR (homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance), BMI (body mass index), ANOVA (analysis of variance)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 29, 2018
Accepted:
May 10,
2018
Received in revised form:
April 9,
2018
Received:
December 27,
2017
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