Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Qualitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
N/A
Country studied
United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Germany and France
Data
Primary
Data collected
Survey
Study setting
School
Age group of participants
Adults
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=118 (participants)
College Students’ Interpretation of Terminology Commonly used in Describing Food
goal
Assess college students’ interpretation of terminology commonly used in describing food such as energy dense food, junk food, and ultra-processed food.
Results
The response rate was 95%. Most of the participants were white (71.2%), female (77.1%) and reported taking a nutrition class (73.7%). More than half of the participants were either dietetics or nutrition science majors (35.6% and 17.8%, respectively). Dietetic students scored a perfect seven points on the objective questions. There was a significant difference in the total score between dietetic majors (7) and students with majors (6.29±1.41) other than nutrition science (6.76±1.41). No students in any major defined food terminology terms consistently.
Authors
Webster C, Getty V, Thiagarajah K.
Log
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
DOIs