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| Package information used by older adults to identify whole grain foods | | Author(s) | Catherine Violette, Mark A Kantor, Katharine Ferguson |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 35, no 2, April-June 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2016 |
| Pages | pp 146-160 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Food ; Nutrition ; Cereals ; Bread ; Ageing process ; Adult Education ; Cognitive processes. |
| Annotation | In this study a structured interview protocol was used to investigate the ability of 89 older adults aged 65 years and above to determine accurately whether three common food items were whole grain, and to assess the package information used in their decision process. Cereal and crackers, which were both whole grain products, were correctly identified by 63% and 66% of participants, respectively. Bread (a refined product), was correctly identified by only 19% of participants, while 46% of participants misidentified the bread as being whole grain. The ingredient list was the information most frequently cited in deciding whether a food was whole grain, but participants varied in their ability to interpret it correctly. Package information considered nonpertinent (e.g. the nutrition facts label) in identifying a whole grain product was used almost as often as the ingredient list. Older adults would benefit from whole grain education programmes that focus on interpreting accurately package information. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160624216 A |
| Classmark | YP: CF: YQJ: YQM: BG: GP: DA |
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