Health Related Values and Preferences Regarding Meat Intake: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mi-Ah Han¹  Bradley C. Johnston²  Malgorzata M. Bala³  Joanna Zajac³  Anna Prokop-Dorner⁴  Gordon H. Guyatt⁵  Claudia Valli⁶  Marilina Santero⁶  Fernando Kenji Nampo⁷  Victoria Howatt⁸  Montserrat Rabassa⁹  Pablo Alonso-Coello⁹  Ana Pereira^1,10 

[1] College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea;Department Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;Department of Hygiene and Dietetics, Chair Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland;Department of Medical Sociology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland;Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada;Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Preventive Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;Evidence-Based Public Health Research Group, Latin-American Institute of Life and Nature Sciences, Federal University of Latin-American Integration, Foz do Iguassu 85866-000, PR, Brazil;Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada;Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain;Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS), 28008 Madrid, Spain;

关键词: health;    values and preferences;    red meat;    processed meat;    cross-sectional study;    mixed methods;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph182111585

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background. In addition to social and environmental determinants, people’s values and preferences determine daily food choices. This study evaluated adults’ values and preferences regarding unprocessed red meat (URM) and processed meat (PM) and their willingness to change their consumption in the face of possible undesirable health consequences. Methods. A cross-sectional mixed-methods study including a quantitative assessment through an online survey, a qualitative inquiry through semi-structured interviews, and a follow-up assessment through a telephone survey. We performed descriptive statistics, logistic regressions, and thematic analysis. Results. Of 304 participants, over 75% were unwilling to stop their consumption of either URM or PM, and of those unwilling to stop, over 80% were also unwilling to reduce. Men were less likely to stop meat intake than women (odds ratios < 0.4). From the semi-structured interviews, we identified three main themes: the social and/or family context of meat consumption, health- and non-health-related concerns about meat, and uncertainty of the evidence. At three months, 63% of participants reported no changes in meat intake. Conclusions. When informed about the cancer incidence and mortality risks of meat consumption, most respondents would not reduce their intake. Public health and clinical nutrition guidelines should ensure that their recommendations are consistent with population values and preferences.

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