Reason’s Triumph over Passion? Chinese Adults’ Attention to Information on Ultra-Processed Foods’ Fat and Sodium Contents in Nutrition Facts Tables

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 174 - 174

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Background: It is common for consumers to purchase ultra-processed foods that are perceived have health risks, and this phenomenon rarely explained in the existing literature from perspective of consumers’ responses intuitive marketing flavor labels packaging. Methods: This study aimed fill knowledge gap investigated attention 920 participants aged 18~59 across China toward fat sodium content information six (pastry foods, quick-frozen dessert puffed beverages, sauces) presented nutrition facts tables based on theoretical analysis framework purchasing decisions by using binary logit model. Results: was found respondent’ s positively influenced risk perception levels about but negatively interaction term between (or packaging) stimulated desire sodium). Conclusions: The stimulation packaging weakened consumer’ increased being enhanced level sodium, especially probability such sauces, which dropped most. Additionally, females, youth, low-income individuals, those with below-college education, non-overweight obese individuals more, decrease largest sauces.

Language: Английский

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Studies of the Relationship between Negative and Positive Emotional Eating and Body Mass Index: Valence Matters

Appetite, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107966 - 107966

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский