Krukowski Rebecca A, Harvey-Berino Jean, Kolodinsky Jane, Narsana Rashmi T, Desisto Thomas P
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, 2 Colchester Avenue, John Dewey Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Jun;106(6):917-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.03.005.
This study was an investigation of the possible utility of calorie labeling legislation in restaurants in community (n=649) and college student (n=316) samples. Only 48% to 66% of participants presently looked at food labels, and 64% to 73% were able to report accurate knowledge of daily caloric needs. Furthermore, 44% to 57% reported that they were not likely to use food label information in restaurants if it were available. Therefore, public education campaigns focused on calorie requirements may need to precede restaurant labeling, and perhaps other possibilities in labeling formats should be considered (eg, defining foods as "low," "moderate," and "high" calorie).
本研究调查了社区（n = 649）和大学生（n = 316）样本中餐厅的卡路里标签立法的潜在效用。目前只有48%至66%的参与者会查看食品标签，64%至73%的参与者能够准确说出每日热量需求。此外，44%至57%的参与者表示，如果餐厅提供食品标签信息，他们不太可能会使用。因此，在实施餐厅标签之前，可能需要开展以热量需求为重点的公众教育活动，或许还应考虑标签格式的其他可能性（例如，将食物定义为“低热量”、“中等热量”和“高热量”）。
