Americo E Bonanni, Marialaura Bonaccio, Augusto di Castelnuovo, Francesca de Lucia, Simona Costanzo, Mariarosaria Persichillo, Francesco Zito, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello
Mediterranean diet (MD) has been associated with lower risk of ischemic cerebro- and cardio-vascular disease, neurological degenerative disease, and breast and colonrectal cancers. Nevertheless, adherence to this pattern has decreased. Food labels are a potentially valid means to encourage towards healthier dietary behavior. This study, conducted on a subsample of 883 subjects enrolled in the Moli-sani Project, evaluated whether food labels reading (LR) is associated with MD adherence. Participants completed a questionnaire on nutrition knowledge, information, and attitudes, with a specific question on food labels reading...
November 4, 2013: Nutrients