A Review of Environmental Influences on Food Choices

Larson, Nicole; Story, Mary

doi:10.1007/s12160-009-9120-9

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“…Sectors including agriculture, marketing, industry, and government influence the food environment, and are set within social and cultural norms and values. Domestic nutrition research in high-income countries uses the ecological approach to diet and health outcomes routinely, and describes the role the food environment plays in food choices and nutrition transitions (Popkin et al 2005;Larson and Story 2009;Swinburn et al 2011;Wansink 2010;Drewnowski et al 2013;Brownell et al 2010). In international nutrition research and advocacy, the food environment has been considered to a lesser extent.…”

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The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

Herforth¹,

2015

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The food environment in markets constrains and signals consumers what to purchase. It encompasses availability, affordability, convenience, and desirability of various foods. The effect of income on dietary consumption is always modified by the food environment. Many agricultural interventions aim to improve incomes, increase food availability and reduce food prices. Their effects on nutrition could be better understood if food environment measures helped to explain how additional income is likely to be spent, and how food availability and prices change as a result of large-scale interventions. Additionally, measurement of the food environment could elucidate food access gaps and inform the design of nutrition-sensitive interventions. This paper reviews existing measures of the food environment, and then draws from these tools to suggest ways the food environment could be measured in future studies and monitoring.

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The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

Herforth¹,

2015

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“…Em relação ao consumo de legumes e verduras somente para agradar aos pais, mencionado pelas crianças da escola particular, destaca-se que a imposição às crianças para comer determinados alimentos está associada à diminuição do consumo ou até mesmo à rejeição desses alimentos por elas 22,23 . O hábito de consumir guloseimas é cada vez mais frequente entre as crianças brasileiras, e tem sido descrito em estudos com diferentes extratos populacionais 24 .…”

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“…Restringir o acesso a alimentos muito palatáveis pode aumentar nas crianças a preferência por eles, além de despertar o desejo de consumi--los 23 . No entanto, os filhos de pais mais permissivos tendem a ter hábitos alimentares menos saudáveis 27 .…”

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Hábitos alimentares e comportamento de consumo infantil: influência da renda familiar e do hábito de assistir à televisão

Rodrigues

Fiates

2012

Rev. Nutr.

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ObjetivoComparar hábitos alimentares e comportamento de consumo de crianças de diferentes níveis de renda familiar de Florianópolis (SC), Brasil, relacionando-os com o hábito de assistir à televisão. MétodosEstudo qualitativo com análise de conteúdo de manuscritos originados de 23 grupos focais, realizados em uma escola pública e uma escola particular de Florianópolis (SC), compostos por 111 estudantes de 7 a 10 anos. Para verificar a renda familiar dos estudantes, dados sobre a ocupação dos pais foram classificados pela Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações. Os estudantes da escola particular pertenciam a famílias de maior renda em relação aos da escola pública. ResultadosNas duas escolas, a maioria das crianças entrevistadas referiu assistir à televisão sempre que possível, sem sentir controle dos pais sobre esse hábito. Além disso, afirmaram ter dinheiro para gastos independentes e vontade de comprar os produtos anunciados nas propagandas de televisão. Estudantes da escola pública relataram ingerir e adquirir guloseimas mais frequentemente e ter maior liberdade para fazer compras do que os estudantes da escola particular, que revelaram sentir-se controlados pelos pais em relação aos seus hábitos alimentares e compras realizadas.

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“…Multiple factors contribute to children's eating behaviors and consequently the development or prevention of obesity [3,4].Parent's food choice motives are important to examine since parents are seen as the nutritional gatekeeper and the key moderator that influences the provision of healthy foods to their children in the home [5][6][7]. In a study among 563 parents and children, participants ranked food's health value, food's natural content, and food's sensory appeal the highest among food choice motives [5].…”

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Children Family Food Choice Motives among Parents of Healthy Weight and Overweight School- Aged: a Mixed Method Study

Chai¹

2017

JNHFS

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Objective: To identify and compare parental Food Choice Motives (FCM) between healthy weight and overweight/obese children. Methods:The study used an explanatory sequential mixed methods design conducting quantitative survey followed by participant interviews. Forty parents of healthy weight children and 42 parents of overweight/obese children (6-17 years) completed FCM surveys in their homes (quantitative phase) followed by in depth interviews (qualitative phase) with a subsample of 25 parents of 11 healthy weight and 14 overweight/obese regarding FCM. Results:Motives of food's taste and health value scored highest among all the parents. Mood (17.9 ± 4.8 vs. 15.7±4.5, P=0.03) and weight control related motive scores (15.9 ± 3.9 vs. 13.1 ± 3.4, P=0.001) were higher among parents of overweight/obese children compared to parents of healthy weight children. During interviews, parents of both healthy weight and overweight/obese children had similar views regarding price, convenience in food preparation, children's taste preference and food familiarity as important FCM. Parents of overweight/obese children mentioned that lack of support from other family members influenced their FCM while this was not expressed by parents of healthy weight children.Conclusions: parents considered food's health value as an important motive, they often traded healthy foods with unhealthy foods due to other factors such as price, convenience, familiarity, and children's taste preference. The results provide a further understanding of parental FCM.

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A Review of Environmental Influences on Food Choices

Abstract: Future research will need to emphasize multilevel investigations, examine how associations vary across population subgroups, develop a standard set of measures for assessing food environments and policies, and improve dietary assessment methodology.

Cited by 431 publications

References 165 publications

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

Hábitos alimentares e comportamento de consumo infantil: influência da renda familiar e do hábito de assistir à televisão

Children Family Food Choice Motives among Parents of Healthy Weight and Overweight School- Aged: a Mixed Method Study

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