Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices
Over the last decade, there has been a growing demand for tools to support sustainable healthy lifestyles, including food choices. Through a survey, this study examined the influence of environmental nutrition information conveyed with aids such as nudges and traffic light labels through a Dashboard...
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| description | Over the last decade, there has been a growing demand for tools to support sustainable healthy lifestyles, including food choices. Through a survey, this study examined the influence of environmental nutrition information conveyed with aids such as nudges and traffic light labels through a Dashboard for Improving Sustainable Healthy (DISH v1.0) food choices on consumer purchase intentions. DISH is an application that enables end-users to envisage and compare the potential impacts of their choices before purchasing. In the early stage of the technological development of DISH, the environmental nutrition information of two fast-food menus, plant-based and animal-based burgers, was tested among 112 respondents from a university campus. The results suggested that with an environmental nutrition score, less cognitive processing was required to make sustainable healthy choices. Among the 90.2% of respondents with a predisposed purchase intention for animal-based burgers, 56.9% reported a purchasing intent for plant-based burgers. More than 83% attributed their decision to the environmental nutrition information provided on DISH. 64.3% of respondents rated DISH as 4 stars or 5 stars, suggesting the perceived usefulness of the application. A statistical investigation of the results indicated that features of the DISH application, nudges, and awareness considerably influenced sustainable choices (sig<0.001). The results support digital innovations as essential drivers for reinforcing environmental nutrition messages and stimulating subtle dietary changes. These preliminary results have served as a precursor for ongoing studies on other university campuses and corporate institutions testing the long-term impact of DISH v2.0 in stimulating dietary change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5de6a5bedbf8402c87a5503e89f05d202025-08-20T02:57:33ZengElsevierCleaner and Responsible Consumption2666-78432025-03-011610024110.1016/j.clrc.2024.100241Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choicesPrince Agyemang0Ebenezer M. Kwofie1Jamie I. Baum2Dongyi Wang3Sustainable Agrifood System Engineering Lab (SASEL), Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, H9X 3V9, Quebec, Canada; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, 203 Engineering Hall, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USASustainable Agrifood System Engineering Lab (SASEL), Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, H9X 3V9, Quebec, Canada; Corresponding author.Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, 2650 N. Young AveFayetteville, Arkansas, 72704, USA; Center for Human Nutrition, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR, 72704, USADepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, 203 Engineering Hall, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USAOver the last decade, there has been a growing demand for tools to support sustainable healthy lifestyles, including food choices. Through a survey, this study examined the influence of environmental nutrition information conveyed with aids such as nudges and traffic light labels through a Dashboard for Improving Sustainable Healthy (DISH v1.0) food choices on consumer purchase intentions. DISH is an application that enables end-users to envisage and compare the potential impacts of their choices before purchasing. In the early stage of the technological development of DISH, the environmental nutrition information of two fast-food menus, plant-based and animal-based burgers, was tested among 112 respondents from a university campus. The results suggested that with an environmental nutrition score, less cognitive processing was required to make sustainable healthy choices. Among the 90.2% of respondents with a predisposed purchase intention for animal-based burgers, 56.9% reported a purchasing intent for plant-based burgers. More than 83% attributed their decision to the environmental nutrition information provided on DISH. 64.3% of respondents rated DISH as 4 stars or 5 stars, suggesting the perceived usefulness of the application. A statistical investigation of the results indicated that features of the DISH application, nudges, and awareness considerably influenced sustainable choices (sig<0.001). The results support digital innovations as essential drivers for reinforcing environmental nutrition messages and stimulating subtle dietary changes. These preliminary results have served as a precursor for ongoing studies on other university campuses and corporate institutions testing the long-term impact of DISH v2.0 in stimulating dietary change.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000743Environmental nutrition informationSustainable healthy dietsDietary changePurchase intention |
| spellingShingle | Prince Agyemang Ebenezer M. Kwofie Jamie I. Baum Dongyi Wang Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices Cleaner and Responsible Consumption Environmental nutrition information Sustainable healthy diets Dietary change Purchase intention |
| title | Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices |
| title_full | Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices |
| title_fullStr | Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices |
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| title_short | Insights from consumers' exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices |
| title_sort | insights from consumers exposure to environmental nutrition information on a dashboard for improving sustainable healthy food choices |
| topic | Environmental nutrition information Sustainable healthy diets Dietary change Purchase intention |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000743 |
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