Food Craving Increases Unhealthy Food Purchases: A Study of SNAP Households.

Autor:	Thomas, Manoj, Ma, Yu, Gauri, Dinesh K.
Předmět:	GROCERY shopping HEDONISTIC consumption HEALTH behavior FOOD habits DESIRE ELECTRONIC benefits transfers CASH & carry transactions WELFARE recipients
Zdroj:	Journal of Marketing Research (JMR); Feb2024, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p49-69, 21p
Abstrakt:	Analysis of actual transactions in a grocery store shows that households enrolled in the U.S. government's Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) purchase more unhealthy hedonic food, compared with households that do not receive SNAP benefits. SNAP households purchased more unhealthy hedonic food regardless of whether they used government funds or cash to pay for their purchases. Three follow-up simulated grocery shopping studies were designed to understand the mechanisms underlying this food consumption pattern by SNAP households. SNAP households, compared with households that do not receive SNAP benefits, reported stronger food craving. Stronger food craving was associated with lower unhealthiness perception of hedonic food. Overall, the results suggest that food cravings can reduce perceptions of unhealthiness and thus increase unhealthy food purchases. Interventions that reduce the effect of food cravings on shopping decisions might reduce unhealthy consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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