TY - JOUR
T1 - Preferred sources of nutrition information
T2 - Contrasts between younger and older adults
AU - Heuberger, Roschelle A.
AU - Ivanitskaya, Lana
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Preferences for sources of nutrition information are determined by age, social relationships, resource familiarity, and electronic literacy. Young adults (ages 18-25) and older adults (ages 60-103) were surveyed. Young adults took Research Readiness Self-Assessments that measure electronic information literacy. Dietitians were preferred by 34% of younger adults and 15% of older adults. Internet was favored by 22% of young adults, but many had trouble evaluating the quality of nutrition Web sites. Older adults in poor health sought out dietitians, while the remainder preferred other health professionals. The youngest adults and many healthy older adults preferred family and friends
AB - Preferences for sources of nutrition information are determined by age, social relationships, resource familiarity, and electronic literacy. Young adults (ages 18-25) and older adults (ages 60-103) were surveyed. Young adults took Research Readiness Self-Assessments that measure electronic information literacy. Dietitians were preferred by 34% of younger adults and 15% of older adults. Internet was favored by 22% of young adults, but many had trouble evaluating the quality of nutrition Web sites. Older adults in poor health sought out dietitians, while the remainder preferred other health professionals. The youngest adults and many healthy older adults preferred family and friends
KW - Consumer
KW - Internet
KW - Media
KW - Nutrition literacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79958230324&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15350770.2011.567919
DO - 10.1080/15350770.2011.567919
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79958230324
SN - 1535-0770
VL - 9
SP - 176
EP - 190
JO - Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
JF - Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
IS - 2
ER -