Date of Presentation

5-5-2022 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

The purpose of this study is to better understand parental knowledge of nutrition labels and how this knowledge affects their child’s BMI. A large proportion of US parents have limited health literacy skills on how to read and use labels. Socioeconomic status and other demographics may affect this knowledge. We predict that children of parents who lack nutrition label knowledge will have higher BMIs than children whose parents have nutrition label knowledge.

Keywords

Body Mass Index, Parenting, Health Literacy, Food Labeling

Disciplines

Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care | Public Health Education and Promotion

Document Type

Poster

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May 5th, 12:00 AM

The Influence of Parental Knowledge of Nutrition Labels on Child BMI

The purpose of this study is to better understand parental knowledge of nutrition labels and how this knowledge affects their child’s BMI. A large proportion of US parents have limited health literacy skills on how to read and use labels. Socioeconomic status and other demographics may affect this knowledge. We predict that children of parents who lack nutrition label knowledge will have higher BMIs than children whose parents have nutrition label knowledge.

 

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