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Published in: Current Obesity Reports 1/2016

01-03-2016 | Psychological Issues (M Hetherington and V Drapeau, Section Editors)

Impact of Perceived Healthiness of Food on Food Choices and Intake

Authors: Véronique Provencher, Raphaëlle Jacob

Published in: Current Obesity Reports | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Healthy eating is an important determinant of health, but adherence to dietary guidelines remains a public health concern. Identifying factors that impact dietary habits is therefore important to facilitate healthy eating. One widely used strategy to help consumers make healthier food choices is nutrition information, such as labeling and claims. Despite the intention of these strategies to improve decision making, they can also be misunderstood or misinterpreted by consumers. The aim of this review is to explore food perceptions by examining how cognitive factors influence perceived healthiness of food, and the impact of perceived healthiness of food on food choices and intake. Overall findings of this review suggest that cognitive factors, such as type of food and branding, significantly contribute to judgmental bias and have an impact on perceived healthiness while not consistently or systematically influencing choice and intake.
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Metadata
Title
Impact of Perceived Healthiness of Food on Food Choices and Intake
Authors
Véronique Provencher
Raphaëlle Jacob
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Obesity Reports / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2162-4968
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0192-0

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