دورية أكاديمية
Exploring the role of the general interest in health on the perceptions of Healthy, Industrialized, and Ultra-processed foods among Brazilians.
| العنوان: | Exploring the role of the general interest in health on the perceptions of Healthy, Industrialized, and Ultra-processed foods among Brazilians. |
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| المؤلفون: | Gonzales Santos M; Graduate Program of Food Science and Technology, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 456, km 7, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil; Faculty of Technological Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Agricultura, Carretera a Dulce Nombre de Culmí, km 215, Barrio El Espino, Catacamas, Honduras. Electronic address: mgonzales@unag.edu.hn., Rosenthal A; Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Av. das Américas 29501, CEP 23.020-470 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Beatriz Araujo Martins I; PDJ/Faperj/Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Av. das Américas 29501 CEP 23.020-470 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., de Alcantara M; PDJ/Faperj/Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Av. das Américas 29501 CEP 23.020-470 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Almeida Lima M; Graduate Program of Food Science and Technology, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 456, km 7, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil., de Assis Carvalho R; Graduate Program of Food Science and Technology, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 456, km 7, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil., Deliza R; Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Av. das Américas 29501, CEP 23.020-470 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
| المصدر: | Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2024 Apr; Vol. 181, pp. 113992. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 18. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Published on behalf of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology by Elsevier Applied Science Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 9210143 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-7145 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09639969 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Food Res Int Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Published on behalf of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology by Elsevier Applied Science, c1992- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Food, Processed* , Food* , South American People*, Humans ; Brazil ; Communication |
| مستخلص: | Food processing includes operations that transform raw materials into new products, ensuring the preservation and supply of safe food; however, this view is not always understood by consumers who tend to associate any type of processing with something negative and harmful to health. Given this, the objective of this study was to explore the associations of Brazilian consumers in relation to healthy foods, industrialized foods, and ultra-processed foods, as well as to evaluate the role of socio-demographic characteristics and interest in health in these associations. To this end, 512 Brazilians completed a word association task on these three concepts and then answered a questionnaire about interest in health and socio-demographic issues. In general, participants associated "Healthy food" mainly with "Unprocessed products." Conversely, "Industrialized foods" and "Ultra-processed foods" were associated with "Processed products," "Negative perceptions," "Health harm," and "Industry". Despite this, it was found that "Industrialized foods" were also perceived positively, mainly due to convenience. Consumer associations were influenced (p ≤ 0.05) both by interest in health and by socio-demographic profile. Individuals with a high interest in health mainly associated "Industrialized foods" and "Ultra-processed foods" with the presence of preservatives, additives, and pesticides, and with diseases. As for those with low interest in health, there was a greater lack of knowledge of the concepts. Doubts and lack of knowledge were observed for "Industrialized foods" and "Ultra-processed foods," mainly among consumers with low educational level. The results indicate the need to develop communication strategies that reach consumers to facilitate understanding and, in this way, help them to make more conscious food choices. Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Brazilian consumer; Healthy foods; Industrialized foods; Ultra-processed foods; Word association |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240306 Date Completed: 20240308 Latest Revision: 20240308 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240308 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.113992 |
| PMID: | 38448090 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1873-7145 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.113992 |