Effect of a Visual Nutrient Profiling System on Recall of Nutrition Information

The objective of the study is to validate a visual method of presenting nutritional information by determining if users of the visual method remember food properties better than users given the same information in a non-visual form with texts and tables.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Illinois National Soybean Research Laboratory

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Current student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Visual nutrient profiling tool

Behavioral

Shown color coded fiber and protein 2x2 plot, selected fiber and protein ratings from boxes on the plot.

Nutrient ratings table

Behavioral

Showed nutrition information and had to match to fiber and protein ratings from a table.

Primary outcomes

Number of correct responses for fiber and protein ratings of foods

Time frame: 10 minutes after presentation of nutrition information

Fiber and protein ratings (5 possible) for 30 foods must be recalled after being presented in a visual or tabular format. Distraction period occurred between presentation of information and recall (maze).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Dec 6, 2011
Registry last updated: Dec 6, 2011

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