Objective: Factors contributing to the obesity epidemic have powerful effects on people who are frequently exposed to the extensive advertisement of unhealthy foods. This study aimed to examine how consumers' attitudes towards health and nutrition-related (HNR) claims in food advertisements affected their healthy food choice (HFC) and how online…

Written for adults and children, this basic nutrition resource book informs parents and day care providers about the importance of good nutrition, aids them in teaching basic nutritional concepts to children, and provides practical ways to use nutrition information in daily life. Some of the key elements include eating guidelines for adults and…

The bibliography lists 56 K-adult multimedia materials relating to various aspects of consumer education. The objective is to provide curriculum planners and educators with possible audiovisual aids for teaching consumer awareness and skill development to all ages. Materials such as cassettes, filmstrips, posters, charts, slides, films, ditto…

Intended for use by teachers on the junior high and high school levels, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines four courses in the area of food and nutrition. The four units cover many of the same topics with increasing complexity as the student progresses from the…

Standardized vocational education titles and core contents are provided for 10 home economics courses offered in Mississippi: (1) living skills; (2) exploratory home economics; (3) consumer homemaking I; (4) child care; (5) clothing and textiles; (6) consumer education; (7) family living and parenting; (8) family/individual health; (9) foods and…