Do nutrient and health claims have an impact on the perceived healthiness and the amount of foods/me
Project Reference: 09-2015
Status: Completed
Commencement Date: April, 2016
Project Duration: 18 months
Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to gain a greater understanding of the impact of nutrient and health claims used for marketing purposes on food, both packaging and related advertising, commonly consumed on the island of Ireland in terms of:
- How healthy people perceive the food to be;
- The amount of that food they perceive to be an appropriate portion to consume.
Principal Contractor(s):
Dr Moira Dean, Queen’s University of Belfast
Collaborator(s):
Dr Amanda McCloat, St. Angela’s College Sligo
Prof Monique Raats, University of Surrey
Prof Jayne Woodside & Mr Stefan Durand, QUB
Dr Tamara Bucher, ETH Zurich
Prof Michael Siegriest, ETH, Zurich
Outputs:
Reports:
Benson, T., McCloat, A., Mooney, E., & Dean, M. (2018). The effect of nutrition and health claims on consumer perceptions of food and consumption behaviour. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Hong Kong [poster presentation].
Benson, T., Lavelle, F., Bucher, T. & Dean, M. (2018). The effects of nutrition and health claims on consumer perceptions and portion size selection: A representative cross-sectional study. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Hong Kong [poster presentation].
Benson, T., Lavelle, F., Bucher, T., McCloat, A., Mooney, E., Egan, B., Collins, C., & Dean, M. (2018). The impact of nutrition and health claims on consumer perceptions and portion size selection: Results from a representative household survey. Nutrients, 10(5), 656.
Benson, T., Bucher, T., & Dean, M. (2017). The impact of nutrition and health claims on portion size selection using a fake food buffet. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Victoria, Canada [oral presentation].
Benson, T., Dean, M., McCloat, A., & Mooney, E. (2017). How do nutrition and health claims impact on consumer perceptions of food? International Federation for Home Economics Conference. Sligo, Ireland [oral presentation].
