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Nutrition Information Sources Used by Adolescents

Division of Family Sciences, 175 Violette Hall, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO 63501

R. Dale Terry

Department of Food and Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

Rosalie J. Amos

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

Sources from which adolescents receive general nutrition information and are most likely to seek information about specific nutrition topics were examined. Data were collected from 163 14- to 18-year-old males and females. Over 90 per cent of the respondents reported that they had Iearned about nutrition in at least one school course during the current or previous school years. Home economics class was most frequently reported, followed by health, science, and physical education. Respondents indicated that they had often received information about nutrition during the current school year from television and parents or guardians. Other frequently cited sources were labels on food packages, maga zines, and radio. Respondents who were older or in higher grades were more likely than those who were younger or in lower grades to report receiving nutri tion information from mass media sources, and were less likely to report re ceiving information from health professionals and significant others. The respon dents reported that they would most frequently seek information from physicians and parents or guardians if they had questions about losing or gaining weight or using vitamin/mineral supplements. However, if they had questions about eating to help sports performance, the majority reported that they would first seek in formation from coaches.

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, 215-221 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X8801600306


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