Attitudes and Understanding of Sodium Claims on Food Labels

University of Toronto

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Behavioral: Mock package questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01764724

201103SOK-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sodium-related claims on food labels should help people find lower sodium food choices; however consumer attitudes and understanding of such claims are unknown.

The objective of this study was to evaluate: 1) the attitudes and understanding to different types of permitted sodium claims and 2) the effect of hypertension on responses to such claims.

Enrollment: 987 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 69 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary grocery shoppers
• Canadian adults between the ages 20 to 69 years

Exclusion criteria

• Did not have an email address or have access to internet

Trial design

987 participants in 1 patient group

Canadian Consumer Monitor Panel

Description:

Canadian Consumer Monitor Panel is a online consumer monitor panel which answers surveys every 8-10 weeks about diet and health.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mock package questionnaire