Factors influencing awareness of beverage grading policies and their association with beverage consumption patterns.

IF 2.8 3区 医学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Jiaxing Li, Jingyi Zhang, Xiaowen Hu, Yu Sun, Jingyao Yu, Peiying Wang, Junhui Tang, Meihui Hua, Kefan Chen, Lixin Na
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Background: Given the current lack of government-led front-of-package nutrition labeling policies in China, research on Chinese consumers' genuine perceptions of nutrition labels and their association with healthy behaviors remains scarce. Notably, Shanghai's beverage grading policy stands out as one of the rare existing initiatives, providing a valuable opportunity to explore public awareness of the policy, its potential determinants, and its associations with consumer choices.

Design: To gain a clearer understanding of public perceptions of the beverage grading policy, a survey was conducted across seven hospitals in Shanghai, yielding 931 valid responses for analysis. Analysis We conducted descriptive analyses and multinomial logistic regression to explore factors associated with public awareness of the policy. We also examined how different levels of awareness were related to beverage consumption patterns.

Results: More than half of the respondents were unaware of the policy. Greater awareness was associated with being female, younger, more highly educated, having a lower BMI, and paying closer attention to food nutrition and ingredient labels. However, respondents with nutrition-related chronic diseases and dietary restrictions did not exhibit significantly higher awareness. Individuals more familiar with the policy tended to purchase non-water beverages more frequently and, following its widespread implementation, adopted a more practical approach to their beverage choices. Moreover, higher policy awareness correlated with increased attention to sweeteners and trans fats.

Conclusions: Overall, this study found that public awareness of the beverage grading policy remains low, highlighting persistent research gaps in health-promotion efforts-particularly regarding the psychological mechanisms linking policy awareness to consumption behavior, and the media's role in shaping consumers' understanding of key nutrients. Looking ahead, the broader implementation of front-of-package labeling in China will require addressing entrenched systemic challenges.

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影响饮料分级政策意识的因素及其与饮料消费模式的关系。
背景:由于目前中国缺乏政府主导的包装正面营养标签政策,关于中国消费者对营养标签的真实认知及其与健康行为之间关系的研究仍然很少。值得注意的是,上海的饮料分级政策作为一项罕见的现有举措,为探索公众对该政策的认识、潜在决定因素及其与消费者选择的关系提供了宝贵的机会。设计:为了更清楚地了解公众对饮料分级政策的看法,我们在上海的七家医院进行了一项调查,得到了931份有效回复进行分析。我们采用描述性分析和多项逻辑回归来探讨公众对政策认知的相关因素。我们还研究了不同程度的认知与饮料消费模式的关系。结果:超过一半的受访者不知道这项政策。女性、更年轻、受教育程度更高、身体质量指数更低、更关注食品营养和成分标签的人对肥胖的认识更高。然而,患有与营养有关的慢性病和饮食限制的受访者并没有表现出明显更高的认识。更熟悉该政策的个人倾向于更频繁地购买非水饮料,随着该政策的广泛实施,他们采取了更实际的方法来选择饮料。此外,更高的政策意识与对甜味剂和反式脂肪的关注增加相关。结论:总体而言,本研究发现公众对饮料分级政策的认识仍然很低,突出了健康促进工作的持续研究差距,特别是关于政策意识与消费行为之间的心理机制,以及媒体在塑造消费者对关键营养素的理解方面的作用。展望未来,在中国更广泛地实施包装正面标签将需要解决根深蒂固的系统性挑战。
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Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
0.00%
发文量
49
审稿时长
6 months
期刊介绍: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition brings together research on all aspects of issues related to population, nutrition and health. The journal publishes articles across a broad range of topics including global health, maternal and child health, nutrition, common illnesses and determinants of population health.
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