Gesser-Edelsburg Anat, Endevelt Ronit, Zemach Mina, Tirosh-Kamienchick Yaara
Health Promotion Program, School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel,
J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Apr;17(2):459-66. doi: 10.1007/s10903-013-9885-6.
Nutritional labeling helps consumers make healthier choices regarding food product purchases. In this study, we examined the difference between immigrants from the former Soviet Union who emigrated to Israel beginning in 1990 (IIFSU) and the general population of Israel regarding food consumption broadly and the use of nutritional labeling specifically. A representative sample of each population (n = 592) was composed and interviewed. According to the findings, compared to the general population, the IIFSU attribute less importance to health factors in purchasing food products and information about the ingredients contained in food products; they tend not to follow nutritional labels; and report less on the need for nutritional integrative labeling. Following from this, in the second part of the study, we investigated which of the socio-economic variables is most dominant in shaping attitudes towards food consumption and nutritional labeling. Only immigration and age were found in correlation with attitudes related to healthy food consumption. In contrast, gender, education and religious observance did not affect food selection. Immigration was recognized as the main factor with more clout than the other variables. In conclusion, it is crucial to clarify immigrants' perceptions of the concept of "health" and "proper nutrition" in formulating health promotion programs.
营养标签有助于消费者在购买食品时做出更健康的选择。在本研究中，我们考察了1990年起移民至以色列的前苏联移民（IIFSU）与以色列普通人群在食品消费总体情况，特别是营养标签使用方面的差异。我们组建并采访了每个群体的一个代表性样本（n = 592）。根据研究结果，与普通人群相比，IIFSU在购买食品时对健康因素以及食品所含成分信息的重视程度较低；他们往往不遵循营养标签；并且对营养综合标签的需求报告较少。据此，在研究的第二部分，我们调查了哪些社会经济变量在塑造对食品消费和营养标签的态度方面最为突出。结果发现，只有移民身份和年龄与健康食品消费相关态度存在关联。相比之下，性别、教育程度和宗教仪式遵守情况并未影响食品选择。移民被认为是比其他变量更具影响力的主要因素。总之，在制定健康促进计划时，明确移民对“健康”和“合理营养”概念的认知至关重要。
