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The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a nutrition education program that was designed to increase the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of Korean adults regarding nutrition labeling. The education program was 45 minutes of short-term training, which was conducted in the form of lectures and exercises. The contents of the program were as follows: in the introduction stage, talking about status and reasons for checking nutrition labels; in the development stage, explanation of nutrition labeling and their content, reading, and identifying sample nutrition labels, as well as comparing nutrition labels and selecting better foods; in the closing stage, summary of nutrition labeling and a pledge to check nutrition labels when purchasing processed food. A total of 53 adults (88.5% female) aged 30 years and over participated in this study. The nutrition labeling awareness of the subjects was increased significantly from 55.8 to 96.2% after the education. After the education, the correct recognition rate of a nutrition label was increased significantly from 26.9 to 78.8% for the amount of food, from 25.0 to 73.1% for the calorie content, from 36.5 to 69.2% for the nutrient contents, and from 30.8 to 82.7% for the percent daily value. The self-efficacy of checking nutrition labels was also increased significantly compared to that before the education. The overall satisfaction score of the nutrition education program was 4.2 out of 5. The outcome showed that the nutrition education program of nutrition labeling improved the participants’ awareness and self-efficacy towards checking nutrition labels.

Abstract
 I. 서 론
 II. 연구 내용 및 방법
  1. 성인 대상 영양표시 교육프로그램 개발
  2. 성인 대상 영양표시 교육프로그램의 운영 및 효과평가
  3. 통계분석
 III. 결과 및 고찰
  1. 성인 대상 영양표시 교육자료 개발 내용
  2. 성인 대상 영양표시 교육프로그램 효과 평가
 IV. 요약 및 결론
 References

• 김미현(공주대학교 식품과학부) | Mi-Hyun Kim (Division of Food Science, Kongju National University)
• 연지영(서원대학교 식품영양학과) | Jee-Young Yeon (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seowon University) Corresponding author