"Food Labeling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Use of written, printed, or graphic materials upon or accompanying a food or its container or wrapper. The concept includes ingredients, nutritional value, directions, warnings, and other relevant information.
MeSH Number(s)
J01.576.423.850.600.400
J01.576.761.400.450
Concept/Terms
Food Labeling- Food Labeling
- Product Labeling, Food
- Food Product Labeling
- Labeling, Food Product
- Food Labelling
- Labelling, Food
- Labeling, Food
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Food Labeling".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Food Labeling".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Food Labeling" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Food Labeling" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Labeling" by people in Profiles.
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Nutritional Composition and Purchasing Patterns of Supermarket Prepared Foods Over Time. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Feb; 64(2):213-220.
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Consumer Reactions to Positive and Negative Front-of-Package Food Labels. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Jan; 64(1):86-95.
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Effect of Front-of-Package Information, Fruit Imagery, and High-Added Sugar Warning Labels on Parent Beverage Choices for Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2236384.
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Assessment of Calories Purchased After Calorie Labeling of Prepared Foods in a Large Supermarket Chain. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 09 01; 182(9):965-973.
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Perceived effectiveness of added-sugar warning label designs for U.S. restaurant menus: An online randomized controlled trial. Prev Med. 2022 07; 160:107090.
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"Maybe a little bit of guilt isn't so bad for the overall health of an individual": a mixed-methods exploration of young adults' experiences with calorie labelling. BMC Public Health. 2022 05 10; 22(1):938.
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A comparative assessment of two different front-of-package nutrition label designs: A randomized experiment in Brazil. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0265990.
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The impact of pictorial health warnings on purchases of sugary drinks for children: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2022 02; 19(2):e1003885.
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Text Messages to Curb Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Pregnant Women and Mothers: A Mobile Health Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 05; 13(12).
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The Federal Menu Labeling Law and Twitter Discussions about Calories in the United States: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 10 14; 18(20).