Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Paketli Gıda Tüketimi ve Besin Etiketi Okuma Bilgilerinin İncelenmesi
Northern Journal of Health Sciences, cilt.1, sa.3, ss.147-159, 2025 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Dergi Adı: Northern Journal of Health Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Index Copernicus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-159
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Food labels are the identity of foods. They enable us to access information about the reliability of foods and how clean their content is. This study aims to examine university students' packaged food consumption and label reading knowledge. Method: The study was conducted with 258 university students studying in the faculty of health sciences and other departments at a foundation university. The packaged food consumption and label reading information of both groups were examined. The data in the study was collected face to face with a survey method on a voluntary basis. Results: Fifty-three percent of the participants stated that they consume packaged food 3-4 times a week, and 56.7% of these people prefer chocolate and chocolate packaged foods. 41% of the participants who consume packaged food stated that the reason for consuming packaged food was ease of access. 56.7% of them stated that they were unsuccessful in understanding the nutritional value table on the labels. 78% of the participants stated that they consulted the label information when buying packaged food. 84.7% of the participants who read the label information said that they examined the expiration date. Those staying at the dormitory preferred the reason for consuming packaged food to a higher extent than those staying at family homes and student houses (p<0.05). Conclusion: The lack of nutrition and health education courses or activities at universities may prevent this awareness from developing. Increasing label reading skills can be an important step towards improving general health and establishing healthy lifestyle habits. Instead of using complex terms on labels, simple language that everyone can understand should be encouraged. For this purpose, governments and food manufacturers can work on making labels more understandable.