Attitudes and Understanding of Sodium Claims on Food Labels

Consumer Attitudes and Understanding of Low Sodium Claims on Food: An Analysis of Healthy and Hypertensive Individuals

Sodium-related claims on food labels should help people find lower sodium food choices; however consumer attitudes and understanding of such claims are unknown.

The objective of this study was to evaluate: 1) the attitudes and understanding to different types of permitted sodium claims and 2) the effect of hypertension on responses to such claims.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary grocery shoppers
• Canadian adults between the ages 20 to 69 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Did not have an email address or have access to internet