Penggunaan Label Gizi dan Konsumsi Makanan Kemasan pada Anggota Persatuan Diabetisi Indonesia

Abstract

The prevalence of nutrition-related diseases such as diabetes mellitus is increasing in Indonesia and one of the causes is increased consumption of unhealthy foods. Nutrition label is projected as a helpful tool to make healthy choice for consumption of packaged foods. Objective of the study is to identify the relationship between practice of using nutrition label and consumption of packaged food among members of a health community in Jogjakarta. This study is an observational analytic design with cross sectional approach. Sample was collected by employing consecutive method. Chi-square test (at CI 95%; α 0.05) used for analyzing the data showed that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was rejected (p=0.176). Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between practice of using nutrition label and consumption of packaged foods