Healthy and balanced diet is very important for optimal development of children and adolescents. Knowledge about food labels gives consumers the opportunity to choose food for a healthy diet. In order to make good food choices, they need to be properly educated.
The aim of this diploma thesis was to determinate how often does primary school students check on food labes on packages their knowledge and understanding about food labels and their influence on food choices.
Data were collected using a questionnaire that was completed by 213 primary school students attending 6th and 8th grade in city of Kočevje and surroundings.
Survey results show that would be necessary to improve knowledge of primary school students about nutrition information, sustainability labels and encourage them to use food labels more often. And finally, they need to be properly informed about the health problems caused by long-term consumption of excessive amounts of salt, sugar and fat.
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