Country context, personal values and nutrition trust: Associations with perceptions of beverage healthiness in five countries in the Asia Pacific region

Thomson, Naomi; Worsley, Anthony; Wang, Wei; Sarmugam, Rani; Pham, Quynh; Februhartanty, Judhiastuty

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.04.003

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“…The results indicated that most participants (79%) did not perceive diet sodas as a healthier alternative to regular (sugar-sweetened) soda. This is consistent with findings of other studies indicating that diet sodas and non-diet sodas are both rated as unhealthy [22,24,27,56]. This study provides additional insight as to why diet sodas are perceived as unhealthy.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Evidence indicates that consumer beliefs about healthiness of different beverages are mixed. It has been shown that consumers consider soda, diet soda and energy drinks to be among the unhealthiest beverage options when choosing among a range of sweetened and unsweetened beverage options [22][23][24][25][26][27]. These perceptions related to concerns about sugar, caffeine and artificial sweetener contents [25][26][27][28][29].…”

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confidence: 99%

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An In-Depth Exploration of Knowledge and Beliefs Associated with Soda and Diet Soda Consumption

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The need to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is widely accepted, but whether artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) are a recommended alternative is a growing policy issue because of emerging evidence of potential health effects associated with excess consumption. This study aimed to establish the extent of the Australian population’s knowledge of the risks associated with consuming SSBs (e.g., soda) and ASBs (e.g., diet soda), which is essential for identifying which facets of knowledge to target with public health interventions. A national computer-assisted telephone survey of 3430 Australian adults was conducted in 2017. The survey included a range of measures to test associations between SSB and ASB knowledge and beliefs, demographic characteristics, and soda and diet soda consumption. Participants had an overall awareness that there were health risks associated with SSB and ASB consumption, but they lacked more detailed knowledge of health effects and nutritional composition of these drinks. These knowledge gaps are concerning given that SSBs and ASBs are consumed in large quantities in Australia. Public health interventions targeting consumers’ limited knowledge and perceptions of health risks associated with excess sugar, calorie intake and artificial sweeteners are essential in reducing the health burden of obesity.

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“…Because of the low age and consumption profile, this population does not have concern with health issues. In this context, some authors report the substitution of water consumption by the increasing consumption of sugared beverages among youth from several countries, raising a concern to local authorities, trying to resume water consumption through publicity (Barrett et al, ; Ragusa & Crampton, ; Thomson et al, ).…”

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Exploration of gender differences in bottled mineral water consumption: A projective study of consumer's perception in Brazil

Pacheco

Kuriya

Capobiango

et al. 2018

Journal of Sensory Studies

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The bottled mineral water sector is strategic to countries like Brazil and understanding the factors that guides the purchase and consumption by men and women becomes vital to the product's commercial success. In this context, projective techniques are important tools to comprehend the consumers' perception and to the development of target strategies of marketing. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the gender differences about the bottled mineral water's perception through using Word Association (WA) alongside with the Partial Least Squares—Discriminant Analysis (PLS‐DA). The results demonstrated that from the 12 listed categories for the product, the most common were: “necessity,” “well‐being,” “quality,” and “appearance,” and it was possible to identify through PLS‐DA the main differences (p < .05) between genders. The bottled mineral water consumption by the female public is possibly directed to necessity and well‐being, despite practicality, while the male public made the purchase and consumption of the product associated to brand and informal places. Yet, it was realized that the product's presentation and quality parameter were highly impactful in the consumers' attitudes from both sexes. It is highlighted that the WA and PLS‐DA tools, used together in an innovative way, contribute to the deep acknowledgment about the bottled mineral water's consumption, and their application can be expanded and adopted routinely in marketing research and in the new marketing strategies. Practical applications This study brings relevant information about the factors which should be considered by consumers at the moment of purchase and consumption of bottled water, emphasizing the differences by gender, with the advantage of the results being obtained using simple sensory methodologies, as the Word association task which taken in account the consumers' perception and evaluated for multivariate approaches, as Partial Least Squares—Discrimination Analysis. These findings should be considered to bottled water industry to elaborate marketing messages to increase their sales in an effective way.

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“…Consumption of sweetened milks, many containing 12–19 grams of added sugar per single‐serving package (200–250 ml; Green, unpublished observation) was substantial in the study. Ready‐to‐drink packages of milk are popular snacks for young Indonesian children (Muslimatun & Wiradnyani, ) and flavoured/sweetened milks are perceived to be healthier than other SSB and bring the same benefits as milk consumption (Thomson et al, ). Although our study collected the reason why mothers fed SSB, we did not ask about motivations for the individual categories of SSB, so we are unable to make conclusions on mothers' perceived healthiness of sweetened milks.…”

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High proportions of children under 3 years of age consume commercially produced snack foods and sugar‐sweetened beverages in Bandung City, Indonesia

Green

Hadihardjono

Pries

et al. 2019

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Child undernutrition continues to be a national concern in Indonesia, whereas childhood overweight/obesity rises. Economic development has led to wide availability of highly processed foods and beverages, with growing evidence that children are consuming commercial snack products during the critical complementary feeding period. This study assessed the prevalence and patterns of consumption of commercially produced snack foods and sugar‐sweetened beverages among Indonesian children. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted with 495 mothers of children aged 6–35 months living in Bandung City, Indonesia. Among all children, 81.6% consumed a commercial snack food and 40.0% consumed a sugar‐sweetened beverage in the day preceding the interview. At 6–11 months, 46.5% of children consumed a snack food and 2.0% consumed a sugar‐sweetened beverage. Snack foods were consumed 3 or more times a day by 60.0% of children 24–35 months of age. Sweet biscuits and savory snacks were the most commonly consumed snack foods; sweetened milks and sweetened teas were the most common beverages. Maternal education, child age, and consumption of a commercially produced complementary food were associated with snack food consumption. Factors associated with sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption were child age and consumption of a commercially produced complementary food or breastmilk substitute. These findings reflect a high presence of processed, high‐sugar/salt commercial snack products in the diets of children 6–35 months. National attention should focus on interventions to reduce reliance on processed snack products and increase consumption of nutrient‐rich, locally available foods during the complementary feeding period.

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Country context, personal values and nutrition trust: Associations with perceptions of beverage healthiness in five countries in the Asia Pacific region

Cited by 20 publications

References 85 publications

An In-Depth Exploration of Knowledge and Beliefs Associated with Soda and Diet Soda Consumption

An In-Depth Exploration of Knowledge and Beliefs Associated with Soda and Diet Soda Consumption

Exploration of gender differences in bottled mineral water consumption: A projective study of consumer's perception in Brazil

High proportions of children under 3 years of age consume commercially produced snack foods and sugar‐sweetened beverages in Bandung City, Indonesia

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