Active Consideration of Future Health Can Be Prompted by Simple Health Messages and Improves Nutritional Quality of Food Choices.

ABSTRACT: Many choices that people face daily have implications for future health and well-being. Choices about what foods to purchase and consume are one of the most frequent-and universal choices-that people must make. The ongoing rise of overweight and obesity rates-and associated diet-related diseases-in the US and many other countries illustrates the future health consequences of low-quality dietary choices. While a large body of research shows that individuals with a tendency to consider the future make a wide range of healthier decisions, research on limited attention and exogenous factors influencing choice suggests that attention to the future consequences of choices may vary from one choice scenario to the next. In this research, we examine the impact of active consideration of future heal

SUBMITTER: Gustafson CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9302661 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature