@article{Riccò_Ranzieri_Balzarini_Vezzosi_Marchesi_Valente_Peruzzi_2022, title={Understanding of the Nutri-Score front-of-pack label by Italian Medical Professionals and its effect on food choices: a web-based study on knowledge, attitudes and practices}, volume={93}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/11191}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v93i2.11191}, abstractNote={<p><em>Background and aim. </em>A growing number of European Countries have adopted front-of-pack nutrition labels (FPNL) in order to assist costumers’ alimentary choices, and particularly Nutri-Score. While its acceptance in Italy has been slowed by ongoing debates, we assessed corresponding knowledge, attitudes and practices of a sample of Italian Medical Professionals (MP).</p> <p><em>Methods. </em>A total of 153 MP participated into an internet-based survey by completing a structured questionnaire. While 43.1% reported any knowledge of Nutri-Score, the overall understanding of its conceptual issues was quite low (50.8% after percentual normalization of the knowledge score). Only half of participants acknowledge some usefulness of FPNL, and their acceptance as a guide for nutritional choices was seemingly low (36.6%), being more likely in MP participants from Northern regions (Odds Ratio 9.610, 95% confidence intervals 2.667-34.637), living with children < 14 year or age (3.658, 1.463-9.145), and perceiving some usefulness in FPNL (3.595, 1.381-9.356). In turn, having any knowledge of Nutri-Score and being of male gender were negative effects.</p> <p><em>Conclusions</em>. Nutri-Score is a useful instrument in guiding consumers’ alimentary choices, but the actual understanding of its rationale by participants MP was insufficient. Specifically aimed interventions should be tailored in order to cope with a significant share of MP reporting false beliefs and misunderstanding.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Riccò, Matteo and Ranzieri, Silvia and Balzarini, Federica and Vezzosi, Luigi and Marchesi, Federico and Valente, Marina and Peruzzi, Simona}, year={2022}, month={May}, pages={e2022042} }