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More Parents Find Nutrition Labels Really Are Helpful

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getty 102914 nutritionlabel?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1414590096587iStock/Thinkstock(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — Over the years, nutrition labels have become part of the supermarket shopping experience even if many Americans still don’t pay much attention to them.

Fortunately, the numbers are trending upwards, at least among parents, according to the Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

In the survey of nearly 1,500 parents, four out of 10 moms say they read nutrition labels “very often” or “always” as compared to 35 percent of dads.

Meanwhile, ten percent of mothers and 16 percent of fathers admit they don’t look at the labels while shopping.

In terms of how much the nutrition labels influence their purchases, 46 percent of moms and 33 percent of dads said either “very often or always.”

What tops the list when it comes to which nutrient parents regard as “very important?” It’s sugars in both cases, although women also say that proteins and dietary fiber are also “very important.”


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