Diet, Nutrition
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate a nutrition labelling program in improving university canteen customers' dietary pattern and behavioural determinants (e.g. knowledge).
Detailed description
The increase in diet related diseases worldwide is considered to be primarily caused by a changing environment encouraging high energy intakes and a sedentary lifestyle. Examples of important environmental factors are the changing nature of the food supply, the changing socio-demographic structure of the population, the lack of nutrition information and the increasing reliance on foods consumed away from home. This evolution has driven the development of measures to encourage more healthy eating patterns. Nutrition labelling is one of those measures. Since adults and students spend approximately half their waking hours at the workplace or university, the work or study environment is believed to be an appropriate setting to assess and try to change individuals' dietary behaviour. This study aims to evaluate a nutrition labelling program in improving university canteen customers' dietary pattern and behavioural determinants (e.g. knowledge).
Interventions
OTHERnutrition label
Sponsors
University Ghent
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* university students and staff * frequent university canteen customers * willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
* non-frequent university canteen customers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| post-label food intake records | at 6 months | Food intake by 3-day food records at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months). |
| post-label behavioural determinants of nutrition | at 6 months | Behavioural determinants of nutrition by means of quantitative questionnaire at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months). |
| post-label nutrition information processing characteristics | at 6 months | Nutrition information processing by means of quantitative questionnaire at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months). |
| pre-label food intake records | at 1 month | Food intake by 3-day food records at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month). |
| pre-label behavioural determinants of nutrition | at 1 month | Behavioural determinants of nutrition by means of quantitative questionnaire at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month). |
| pre-label nutrition information processing characteristics | at 1 month | Nutrition information processing by means of quantitative questionnaire at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pre-label physical activity registration | at 1 month | Physical activity by 3-day physical activity registrations at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month). |
| post-label physical activity registration | at 6 months | Physical activity by 3-day physical activity registrations at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months). |
| socio-demographic questionnaire | at 1 month | Socio-demographical questionnaire at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month). |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed