Shaping smarter consumer food choices: The Food SMART project

Food choices during Ramadan

Few studies have assessed the dietary Practices of people with diabetes during Ramadan (1). A sub study of Ramadan prospective diabetes study (2) which was conducted at the outpatient department of Baqai Institute of Diabetology and endocrinology, Karachi Pakistan in 2009 analyzed the food choices of patients with diabetes during Ramadan. Several irregularities regarding dietary intake and food...

The Impact of Food Stamp Program on Relative Food Consumption and Food Choices

  I n this paper, the effects of the Food Stamp (FS) Program (now referred to as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-SNAP) on individuals’ food choices are evaluated. In other words, I examine how households' food choice or relative food consumption is changed by FS participation. For this purpose six food groups are created using 2016 Consumer Expenditure Diary Surv...

Consumer food choices: the role of price and pricing strategies.

OBJECTIVE To study differences in the role of price and value in food choice between low-income and higher-income consumers and to study the perception of consumers about pricing strategies that are of relevance during grocery shopping. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was conducted using structured, written questionnaires. Food choice motives as well as price perceptions and opinion on pricing...

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Information Framing and Consumer Choices of Genetically Modified Food

This study focuses on the effects of framing information on perceptions and choices of genetically modified food. Information that is presented in a neutral, positive, or negative framing provokes different reactions and may change perceptions and choices. The effect of framing on judgment and choices is stronger when consumers are less knowledgeable, and their beliefs are not very strong. This...