Influencing diet and health through project LEAN

Martin, Hannah; Mader, Terry L.; Pedersen, Madeline

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“…Table 3.3 Some studies have also analyzed the effects of nutrition labels, food advertisements and social marketing on consumers' food choices (e.g. Alston et al, 1998 and1999b;Martin et al, 1994;Crutchfield et al, 2001). Crutchfield et al (2001) analyzed the impact of nutrition labels to estimate the economic benefit of new rules that require the provision of nutrition information for all the raw meat and poultry products.…”

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Essays on health, education, and behavioral choices

Zhao¹

2010

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My dissertation is composed of two essays that investigate the interrelationship between consumers' health, education, behavioral choices, and perceptions. The first essay evaluates the impact of teenage smoking on schooling and estimates the lifetime income loss due to lower educational achievement and attainment caused by youth smoking. Using unusually rich data from China, the study shows that youth smoking can biologically reduce learning productivity and discourage motivation to go to school (where smoking is forbidden), resulting in lower educational outcomes and, consequently, reduced lifetime income. The second essay empirically analyzes the effect of a doctor diagnosis of hypertension (high blood pressure) on food demand and nutrient intake. The study shows that three quarters of the hypertensive population in China are unaware of their condition. A doctor's diagnosis can lead consumers to update their perceptions about their health and, therefore, make better decisions for their food choices. The study finds that, after a diagnosis of hypertension, consumers significantly reduce their daily fat intake, especially the consumption of animal oil and pork. The effect is stronger for 2004 data, compared to the 1997 and 2000 data. This suggests that consumers have become more health conscious in recent years. Comments

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Essays on health, education, and behavioral choices

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2010

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“…The economic literature includes several studies of how consumer demand is affected by information. Cash et al (2004) review numerous studies identifying the positive impact of different types of advertising (e.g., Alston et al 1999b; Duffy 1999), social marketing (Martin et al 1994; Alston et al 1999a), and labeling (Mathios and Ippolito 1999; Crutchfield et al 2001) on consumer behavior. Although the methods range from macro‐oriented time series econometric studies to micro‐oriented focus groups and surveys, in many cases only one type of information was included in the study (examples with more than one type of information include Verbeke and Ward 2001; Capps and Park 2002; Herrmann et al 2002; Boetel and Liu 2003).…”

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Canadian Health and Food: The Links between Policy, Consumers, and Industry

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Goddard

Lerohl

2006

Canadian J Agri Economics

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"The concerns around the social costs associated with poor, inadequate diets and unhealthy food choices have received much attention in both the popular and academic literature recently. In response, governments are starting to direct their attention toward the interplay between public health and the food economy. We begin by reviewing some of the known links between food and health, the recommendations coming from international and domestic bodies, and the perspective of industry. We then discuss the potential role of, and justifications for, policy interventions, and note that a failure to incorporate consumer response into the policymaking process has led to suboptimal outcomes in the past. We present a qualitative overview of the possible effects of Canadian agricultural policies, as well as examples from the limited literature in this area. In much the same way that the policymaking process is subject to environmental impact assessments, agricultural and food policies need to be formulated with a health filter in place order to avoid perverse dietary outcomes." Copyright 2006 Canadian Agricultural Economics Society.

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“…1995) evaluating a school-based primary prevention program on eating disturbances among adolescent girls indicated that the program was effective in preventing the onset of unhealthy dieting and binge-eating. Likewise,Martin et al (1994) conducted a community-based cholesterol project as part of an intervention strategy. Results of this study suggest that individuals having borderline-high or high levels of blood cholesterol, when given short-term education, can lower their cholesterol levels through dietary changes.…”

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Selected factors related to calcium intake and change in calcium intake resulting from a Health Belief Model and health locus of control-based intervention among 45-54 year old women

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This fact emphasizes the importance of exercise for yoimg women in preparation for the predictable post-menopausal bone loss. This exercise should be coupled with an adequate calcium intake. Based on the present recommendations the pre-menopausal requirements for this essential mineral are higher than the National Institute s of Health (Optimal Calcium Intake. NIH Consensus Statement. 1994). To be in balance, pre menopausal women need 1,000 mg of elemental calcium per day (Notelovitz, 1986). According to the most recent U.S. government estimates, average calcium intake among 40 to 49 year old women is 717 mg per day, and among 50 to 59 year olds, 660 mg per day, while intakes for 60 to 69 year old women averages 711 mg per day, far short of the 1,000 to 1,400 mg thought to be needed (Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research, 1995). Among post-menopausal women, the behavioral risk factor that has received the most attention is the use of hormone replacement therapy. Estrogen replacement therapy can slow osteoporosis, but it will not reestablish the bone that has been lost. However, the use of estrogen alone after menopause may increase the risk of endometrial cancer (Whitehead et al., 1979). Recent studies have also focused on whether post-menopausal calcium intake and exercise affect bone loss among these women. For example, results of a study by Nelson and co-workers (1991) suggest that exercise coupled with high dietary calcium may decrease bone loss at various skeletal sites. Recent evidence also suggests that maintaining a high calcium intake will slow bone loss among post-menopausal women, regardless of whether or not they are taking hormone

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Influencing diet and health through project LEAN

Cited by 5 publications

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Essays on health, education, and behavioral choices

Essays on health, education, and behavioral choices

Canadian Health and Food: The Links between Policy, Consumers, and Industry

Selected factors related to calcium intake and change in calcium intake resulting from a Health Belief Model and health locus of control-based intervention among 45-54 year old women

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