Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries
There are many factors that can influence people’s attitudes towards healthy eating, including personal nature, sociodemographic influences, and lifestyle. This work investigated to what extent the motivations for healthy food consumption are shaped in individuals from different countries. A questio...
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| author | Guiné Raquel P. F. Gonçalves Joana Florença Sofia G. Ferreira Manuela Cardoso Ana Paula Bartkiene Elena Djekić Ilija Tarcea Monica Rumbak Ivana Sarić Marijana Matek Černelič-Bizjak Maša Isoldi Kathy EL-Kenawy Ayman Ferreira Vanessa Klava Dace Korzeniowska Małgorzata Vittadini Elena Leal Marcela Papageorgiou Maria Anjos Ofélia |
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| description | There are many factors that can influence people’s attitudes towards healthy eating, including personal nature, sociodemographic influences, and lifestyle. This work investigated to what extent the motivations for healthy food consumption are shaped in individuals from different countries. A questionnaire survey was carried out on a sample of 11,919 participants from 16 countries. The results indicated that the strongest motivations for healthy food consumption were related to the perception of consuming healthy food, eating foods rich in vitamins and minerals, allied to food safety and hygiene concerns. Significant differences were found in healthy motivations between countries. Additionally, the sociodemographic variables that had a higher influence on health motivation levels were country, age, and gender. Concerning the anthropometric and lifestyle variables influencing healthy motivation for food consumption, the discriminating variables were: believing in having a healthy diet, physical exercise, and chronic diseases. In conclusion, the work showed important differences in the motivations for a healthy diet in different countries, but other variables also play a role in the motivation for the consumption of foods for health and well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25008244b27c4c48af4d4f03f215c01d2025-08-20T03:22:33ZengDe GruyterOpen Agriculture2391-95312025-06-0110144847210.1515/opag-2025-0444Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countriesGuiné Raquel P. F.0Gonçalves Joana1Florença Sofia G.2Ferreira Manuela3Cardoso Ana Paula4Bartkiene Elena5Djekić Ilija6Tarcea Monica7Rumbak Ivana8Sarić Marijana Matek9Černelič-Bizjak Maša10Isoldi Kathy11EL-Kenawy Ayman12Ferreira Vanessa13Klava Dace14Korzeniowska Małgorzata15Vittadini Elena16Leal Marcela17Papageorgiou Maria18Anjos Ofélia19CERNAS-IPV Research Centre, Polytechnic University of Viseu, 3504-510, Viseu, PortugalCERNAS-IPV Research Centre, Polytechnic University of Viseu, 3504-510, Viseu, PortugalCERNAS-IPV Research Centre, Polytechnic University of Viseu, 3504-510, Viseu, PortugalUICISA:E Research Centre, Polytechnic University of Viseu, 3504-510, Viseu, PortugalCIDEI Research Centre, Polytechnic University of Viseu, 3504-510, Viseu, PortugalDepartment of Food Safety and Quality, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 47181, Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Food Safety and Quality Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11000, Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Community Nutrition and Food Safety, GEP University of Medicine Pharmacy Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139, Targu Mures, RomaniaDepartment of Food Quality Control, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Health Studies, University of Zadar, 23000, Zadar, CroatiaDepartment of Nutritional Counseling–Dietetics, Faculty of Health Science, University of Primorska, 6320, Izola, SloveniaDepartment of Diagnostic Health Professions, Long Island University, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, New York, 11548-1327, United States of AmericaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute, University of Sadat City, 79/22857, Sadat City, EgyptDepartment of Nutrition, School of Nursing, UFMG University, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilDepartment of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava, LV, 3001, LatviaFaculty of Food Science, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630, Wrocław, PolandSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032, Camerino, ItalySchool of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maimonides University, C1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCERNAS-IPCB, Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society, Polytechnic University of Castelo Branco, 6001-909, Castelo Branco, PortugalThere are many factors that can influence people’s attitudes towards healthy eating, including personal nature, sociodemographic influences, and lifestyle. This work investigated to what extent the motivations for healthy food consumption are shaped in individuals from different countries. A questionnaire survey was carried out on a sample of 11,919 participants from 16 countries. The results indicated that the strongest motivations for healthy food consumption were related to the perception of consuming healthy food, eating foods rich in vitamins and minerals, allied to food safety and hygiene concerns. Significant differences were found in healthy motivations between countries. Additionally, the sociodemographic variables that had a higher influence on health motivation levels were country, age, and gender. Concerning the anthropometric and lifestyle variables influencing healthy motivation for food consumption, the discriminating variables were: believing in having a healthy diet, physical exercise, and chronic diseases. In conclusion, the work showed important differences in the motivations for a healthy diet in different countries, but other variables also play a role in the motivation for the consumption of foods for health and well-being.https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2025-0444healthy motivationfood consumptioncounty differencesquestionnaire survey |
| spellingShingle | Guiné Raquel P. F. Gonçalves Joana Florença Sofia G. Ferreira Manuela Cardoso Ana Paula Bartkiene Elena Djekić Ilija Tarcea Monica Rumbak Ivana Sarić Marijana Matek Černelič-Bizjak Maša Isoldi Kathy EL-Kenawy Ayman Ferreira Vanessa Klava Dace Korzeniowska Małgorzata Vittadini Elena Leal Marcela Papageorgiou Maria Anjos Ofélia Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries Open Agriculture healthy motivation food consumption county differences questionnaire survey |
| title | Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries |
| title_full | Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries |
| title_fullStr | Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries |
| title_short | Healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries |
| title_sort | healthy motivations for food consumption in 16 countries |
| topic | healthy motivation food consumption county differences questionnaire survey |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2025-0444 |
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