How Do Consumers Understand Food Processing? A Study on the Brazilian Population.

ABSTRACT: Food guides are official documents that guide consumers' food choices. They inform the qualitative classification of food groups and messages on how to adopt a healthy diet. The classifications and nomenclatures adopted in these documents vary according to cultural, nutritional, and scientific criteria. This study aimed to evaluate the understanding of Brazilian consumers regarding food classification according to the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population (FGBP) concepts. An instrument was constructed to assess consumer understanding. It was named "Understanding of the Level of Processing of Food" (ULPF) and validated according to the concepts of constructs presented by psychometrics such as the Delphi methodology. The instrument was composed of 36 items approved by experts (conco

SUBMITTER: Monteiro JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9407463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature