Adequacy of food labeling for consumers on limited sodium diets
1980
Wyatt, C. Jane
The current labeling of processed foods to indicate sodium content may not provide adequate information even to consumers who read labels. A survey of 40 individuals on sodium restricted diets, conducted by personal interview, indicated that most subjects select foods on the basis of preferences, dislikes, price or fat content, rather than sodium content. Although 70.8% did read labels, only 29.2% felt that information on the label gave suitable information on which to decide whether the food met dietary restrictions. The words "sodium" and "salt" had the same meaning for 66.7% of subjects; salt was the word most frequently looked for in the ingredient statement. A large percentage of subjects were unable to identify many items containing high levels of sodium and none could estimate daily sodium intake. These findings suggest that this group may not have diets low in sodium. Greater nutrition awareness is needed.
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