Introduction:

The absence or little review of nutritional labeling is very frequent, and these provide information on the quality of the food that is going to be acquired and consumed.

Objective:

To determine the prevalence of the frequent review of nutritional labeling (REN) and its associated factors.

Methods:

Analytical cross-sectional study that evaluates the data from the Nutritional Food Surveillance by Life Stages (VIANEV) from 2017-2018. REN was considered frequent when the adult always or almost always read the table of nutrients of the products they purchase and/or consume. Estimates and bivariate analyzes were made, associated factors were determined using a generalized linear model of the Poisson family with log link under multiple imputation.

Results:

It was found that 62,4% do not review the nutritional content labeling. Only 14,9% of adults do so frequently. For the crude model, higher education was associated with a higher prevalence of REN (PR=10,79; 95%CI: 1,49-78,16); and a lowerprevalence in rural areas (PR=0,47; 95%CI: 0,31-0,73) and having at least one Unsatisfied Basic Need (PR=0,56; 95%CI: 0,33-0,98). In the adjusted model, an association was found for divorcees (PR=4,24; 95%CI: 1,91-9,41), cohabiting (PR=1,61; 95%CI: 1,04-2,47) and those who consumed 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables per day (PR=1,77; 95%CI: 1,28-2,44).

Conclusions:

The review of nutritional labels is not a usual behavior in adults, and its performance was associated with divorced people, cohabitants and with those who consume 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables.

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