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CORRELATION OF FACTORS TO THE LEVEL OF

AWARENESS OF CONSUMERS ON THE LABEL AND
HEALTH RISKS OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD IN
SELECTED BARANGAYS IN GENERAL TRIAS CITY,
CAVITE
Majority of the respondents came from urban, female, around 15-25 years old, junior
high school graduates, single, have no children in the family, have no special dietary
status, have a household size of 3 to 4 people, have an estimated household monthly
income of 10,000 pesos or less, and they are also self-employed. The respondents are
moderately aware on the label and health risks of ultra-processed food and received a
mean of 3.09. The researchers also found that the respondents often have positive
attitude towards information on food labels, have social influence that uses information
on food labels, have ease on performing behaviors that are related to using information
on food labels, often use the labels due to concerns on diet-health and often have
intention to use the food labels. The researchers also found that the respondents
seldom read, listen or watch about the importance and contents labels and health risks
of ultra-processed food on both traditional and modern social media.
In addition, reading, listening and watching about the contents and importance of the
label and health risks of ultra-processed food on traditional media has very small
positive correlation to the level of awareness of the consumers, but is not significant.
However, reading, listening and watching about the contents and importance of the
label and health risks of ultra-processed food on modern social media has very small
and moderate positive correlation to the level of awareness of the consumers on the
label and health risks.
Rhia Mae Aquino*, Mary Aidel Barzaga, Alexis Sarique, Steven Jocson & Karen Kaye
Estrada, Correlation of Factors to the Level of Awareness of consumers on the label
and Health Risks of Ultra - Processed Food in Selected Barangays in General Trias
City, Cavite, Volume 2 Issue 1 – March 2021, ISSN 2582 8088
AJMRR_Rhia-Mae-Aquino-4-others.pdf (thelawbrigade.com)
Factors affecting the intention of nutrition label
use among selected adults in the Philippines
Information and education on nutrition labels should be strengthened to improve the

perceived understanding of the participants which showed significant association with
having high intention of nutrition label use. Nonetheless, promotions are important to
maintain positive attitude and subjective norms toward nutrition label use. The study
also generated data that can serve as reference for future studies.
Meanwhile, as suggested by study findings which can be used as reference in

improvement of nutrition labeling policies; to encourage those who have limited
perceived time spent on shopping, the addition of front-of-pack label could help as a
complementary system to nutrition facts table. It could also be used to simplify nutrition
information found in nutrition facts table and are placed in front of packages for easier
access.
Also, improving nutrition knowledge and nutrition label understanding among

consumers is highly needed since if they know exactly what they need to looked for, its
importance and if they know how to understand the information, then nutrition label use
could be done efficiently. Likewise, since there is different nutrient information on
nutrition labels, it is important that consumers know the relationship or importance of
these with health and diseases to motivate them in monitoring the calorie and nutrient
amounts found in nutrient labels and consider them in decision making of food
purchasing.
D Sy, E Bullecer, Factors affecting the intention of nutrition label use among selected adults
in the Philippines, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 30, Issue Supplement_5,
September 2020, ckaa166.242, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.242
Factors affecting the intention of nutrition label use among selected adults in the
Philippines | European Journal of Public Health | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Fast Food and Nutritional Perceptions

in the Age of “Globesity”: Perspectives
from the Provincial Philippines
The severity of the global childhood obesity pandemic calls for new theoretical
frameworks and research agendas that take into account the broad factors that affect
consumption patterns and behavioral choices related to public health crises. The GVC
paradigm gives us a foundation to examine how corporate strategies and international
processes relating to the production, distribution, and marketing of fast-food companies
are linked to childhood obesity as a health problem.
The rise of the fast-food industry has influenced both social conditions and cultural
norms in developed as well as developing countries in ways that contribute to childhood
obesity. Many fast-food companies have already been compelled to change certain
practices within the fast-food GVC, but research is still needed to determine if the
health-related initiatives of top firms are merely superficial or if they might have wider
impact throughout the agriculture and food value chains. The structural environment
that these companies shape, nationally and globally, continues to constrain, induce, and
pressure individuals, and especially children, to make food choices that can adversely
affect their health.
Christian M., Gereffi G. (2018) Fast-Food Value Chains and Childhood Obesity: A
Global Perspective. In: Freemark M. (eds) Pediatric Obesity. Contemporary
Endocrinology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68192-4_41
Fast Food and Nutritional Perceptions in the Age of “Globesity”: Perspectives from the
Provincial Philippines: Food and Foodways: Vol 17, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

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CORRELATION OF FACTORS TO THE LEVEL OF

Information and education on nutrition labels should be strengthened to improve the

Meanwhile, as suggested by study findings which can be used as reference in

Also, improving nutrition knowledge and nutrition label understanding among

Fast Food and Nutritional Perceptions

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