Sociodemographic differences in motives for food selection: results from the LoCard cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although sociodemographic differences in dietary intake have been widely studied, the up-to-date evidence on the corresponding variations in motives for food selection is limited. We investigated how sociodemographic characteristics and special diets in households are associated with the relative importance of various food motives.

Methods

Participants were members of the S Group loyalty card program across Finland who consented to release their grocery purchase data to be used for research purposes and responded to a web-based questionnaire in 2018 (LoCard study). Self-reported information on sociodemographic factors (age, gender, marital status, living situation, education, household income), special diets in household and food motives (Food Choice Questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Konttinen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8173871 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature