The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles

Recent articles from The Journal of Consumer Affairs

On break-up cliches guiding health literacy's future.
June 22, 2009... With the recognized need to increase health literacy, some practices have not worked and, therefore, "should be dumped." Herein we present alternative approaches that may increase health literacy. ********** Is this the beginning... or is this the end? According to the U.S....

Health literacy for improved health outcomes: effective capital in the marketplace.
June 22, 2009... Improving consumers' health literacy addresses many of the rising problems in healthcare. We empirically support a reconceptualization of health literacy as a social and cultural practice through which adults leverage a range of skills as well as social networks to meet their needs. Pierre...

Health insurance literacy of older adults.
June 22, 2009... We developed an instrument to measure dimensions of health insurance literacy reflecting familiarity with health insurance terminology and proficiency with the Medicare program. The instrument's items were based on a conceptual framework integrating the financial and health insurance literacy...

The roles of gender and motivation as moderators of the effects of calorie and nutrient information provision on away-from-home foods.
June 22, 2009... Given substantial concern about the many negative consequences associated with the American obesity epidemic, legislation which would require chain restaurants to provide nutrition information on menus and menu boards has been proposed at the federal, state, and local levels. Two studies...

Using the thrifty food plan to assess the cost of a nutritious diet.
June 22, 2009... The federal government's Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) minimizes the difference between a proposed food plan and a current consumption bundle, subject to cost and nutrition constraints. This article adapted the TFP framework to estimate the cost of a nutritious diet, distinguishing between...