scholarly journals Intentions to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: the importance of perceived susceptibility to health risks

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Joanne Dono ◽  
Kerry Ettridge ◽  
Melanie Wakefield ◽  
Simone Pettigrew ◽  
John Coveney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Environmental Exposure ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Perceived Susceptibility ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Social Environmental

Abstract Objective: There are numerous health effects associated with excess sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption. Interventions aimed at reducing population-level consumption require understanding of the relevant barriers and facilitators. This study aimed to identify the variables with the strongest relationship with intentions to reduce SSB consumption from a suite of variables derived from the literature. Design: Random digit dialling of landline and mobile phones was used to survey adults using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews. The outcome variable was ‘likelihood of reducing SSB consumption in next 6 months’ and predictor variables were: demographics, SSB attitudes and behaviour, health risk perceptions and social/environmental exposure. Setting: Australia Participants: A subsample of 1630 regular SSB consumers from a nationally representative sample of 3430 Australian adults (38% female, 51% aged 18-45 years, 56% overweight or obese). Results: Respondents indicated that they were ‘not at all’ (30.1%), ‘somewhat’ (43.9%) and ‘very’ likely (25.3%) to reduce SSB consumption. Multi-variate nominal logistic regressions showed that perceiving future health to be ‘very much’ at risk was the strongest predictor of intention to reduce SSB consumption (Odds Ratio=8.1 [1.8-37.0], p<0.01). Other significant predictors (p<0.01) included self-perceptions about too much consumption, habitual consumption, difficulty reducing consumption, and likelihood of benefiting from reduced consumption. Conclusions: Health risk perceptions had the strongest relationship with intentions to reduce consumption. Age and consumption perceptions were also predictors in the multivariate models whereas social/environmental exposure variables were not. Interventions may seek to incorporate strategies to de-normalise consumption practices and increase knowledge about perceived susceptibility to health risks.

The structure of Canadians' health risk perceptions: Environmental, therapeutic and social health risks

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Lemyre ◽  
Jennifer E. C. Lee ◽  
Pierre Mercier ◽  
Louise Bouchard ◽  
Daniel Krewski
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Social Health

scholarly journals Assessment of the Frequency of Sweetened Beverages Consumption among Adults in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7029
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Piekara ◽  
Małgorzata Krzywonos
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Beverage Consumption ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverages

Background: in the context of the ongoing obesity epidemic and increase in cases of metabolic disorders among the population, it is significant, from the health, nutritional, and economic point of view, to a look at the habits of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption of adults in Poland. This study aims to determine the sweetened beverages, which are the most popular and most frequently consumed by Polish consumers in correlation with sex, age, income, and education of the studied group of adults. Methods: The survey study was based on the Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) and was conducted on a representative sample of 500 adult Poles, within the period from May to June 2020. The fundamental stage of the survey included the question, which asked the respondents to assess the frequency of consuming selected eleven sweetened or unsweetened beverages. Socio-economic characteristics of the respondents were considered when evaluating whether these factors aligned with the behaviors regarding the frequency of beverage consumption. Results: The consumption of SSBs tends to decrease along with consumer’s age. A decrease, which could be associated with level of consumers’ education level and correlation with income could not be verified. Adults drink sugar sweetened beverages less often than younger consumers, and women drink them less often than men. Conclusions: Identification of the frequency of sugar-sweetened beverage intake can indicate directions for further national or regional action against the spread of obesity. Moreover, attention should be drawn to young males who consume beverages abundant in high sugar most often.

scholarly journals Evidence of a health risk ‘signalling effect’ following the introduction of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax

Food Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 102104
Author(s):  
Miriam Alvarado ◽  
Tarra L. Penney ◽  
Nigel Unwin ◽  
Madhuvanti M. Murphy ◽  
Jean Adams
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage

scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption and Perceptions of Health Risks During COVID-19: A Qualitative Study of Middle-Aged Women in South Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda Lunnay ◽  
Kristen Foley ◽  
Samantha B. Meyer ◽  
Megan Warin ◽  
Carlene Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Cumulative Exposure ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Short Period

Australian women's alcohol consumption has increased in frequency during COVID-19. Research suggests this is to cope with stress resulting from the pandemic and COVID-19 countermeasures that require social distancing. This is a critical public health concern because increased alcohol consumption, even for a short period, increases the myriad longer-term health risks associated with cumulative exposure to alcohol. This paper provides unique qualitative evidence of how health risk perceptions are re-focused toward the shorter-term during the pandemic, through analysis of interviews with 40 middle-aged Australian women (aged 45–64) representing a range of self-perceived drinking status' (“occasional”/“light”/“moderate”/“heavy”) before and then during the pandemic (n = 80 interviews). Our analysis captures women's risk horizons drifting away from the uncertain longer-term during COVID-19, toward the immediate need to “get through” the pandemic. We show how COVID-19 has increased the perceived value of consuming alcohol among women, particularly when weighed up against the social and emotional “costs” of reducing consumption. Our findings have implications for the delivery of alcohol-related health risk messages designed for middle-aged women both during, and into the recovery phases of the pandemic, who already consume more alcohol and experience more alcohol-related health risk than women in other age groups.

Associations of Health Literacy and Menu-Labeling Usage With Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Adults in Mississippi, 2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 923-928
Author(s):  
Seung Hee Lee ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Donald L. Rubin ◽  
Sohyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Menu Labeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage

Purpose: Examine association of health literacy (HL) and menu-labeling (ML) usage with sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake among adults in Mississippi. Design: Quantitative, cross-sectional study. Setting: 2016 Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Participants: Adults living in Mississippi (n = 4549). Measures: Outcome variable was SSB intake (regular soda, fruit drinks, sweet tea, and sports/energy drinks). Exposure variables were 3 HL questions (find information, understand oral information, and understand written information) and ML usage among adults who eat at fast-food/chain restaurants (user, nonuser, and do not notice ML). Analysis: Multinomial logistic regressions were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for SSB intake ≥1 time/d (reference: 0 times/d) associated with HL and ML. Results: In Mississippi, 46.8% of adults consumed SSB ≥1 time/d, and 26.9% consumed ≥2 times/d. The odds of consuming SSBs ≥1 time/d were higher among adults with lower HL (aOR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.3-2.2) than those with higher HL. Among adults who ate at fast-food/chain restaurants, the odds of consuming SSBs ≥1 time/d were higher among nonusers of ML (aOR = 2.3; 95% CI = 1.7-3.1) and adults who did not notice ML (aOR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.3-2.6) than ML users. Conclusion: Adults with lower HL and adults who do not use or notice ML consumed more SSBs in Mississippi. Understanding why lower HL and no ML usage are linked to SSB intake could guide the design of interventions to reduce SSB intake in this population.

Australian and Korean Adolescents' Perceived Health Risk

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 816-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
The Self ◽  
English Version ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Risk Judgments

The current study identified the differences in health-risk perceptions between a random sample of 701 Australian and 874 Korean adolescents in Grades 8 to 12 who were asked to participate in a survey designed to assess their perceptions of health risk. To measure the health risks, an English version of the Self-Other Risk Judgments Profile was translated into Korean, and then the English and Korean versions were separately given the two groups. Analysis identified significant mean differences between the two groups in ratings both of risks they had and ratings of risks for others. Korean adolescents perceived their likelihood of a variety of self-health risks as substantially lower than the Australian group. Also, they rated the chances of most health risks happening to them as significantly lower than those of others in the same age compared with Australian peers.

scholarly journals Adolescent Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake is Associated With Parent Intake, Not Knowledge of Health Risks

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1661-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Lundeen ◽  
Sohyun Park ◽  
Stephen Onufrak ◽  
Solveig Cunningham ◽  
Heidi M. Blanck
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Parent Knowledge ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Sweetened Beverage

Purpose: To examine associations of adolescent sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake with parent SSB intake and parent and adolescent knowledge of SSB-related health risks. Design: Quantitative, cross-sectional. Setting: 2014 SummerStyles survey. Subjects: Nine hundred and ninety parent and adolescent (12-17 years) pairs. Measures: The outcome was self-reported adolescent intake (0, >0 to <1, or ≥1 time/day) of SSBs (soda, fruit drinks, sports/energy drinks, other SSBs). The exposures were self-reported parent SSB intake (0, >0 to <1, ≥1 to <2, or ≥2 times/day) and parent and adolescent knowledge of SSB-related health risks (weight gain, diabetes, and dental caries). Analysis: Separate multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for adolescent SSB intake ≥1 time/day (ref: 0 times/day), according to (1) parent SSB intake and (2) parent and (3) adolescent knowledge. Results: About 31% of adolescents consumed SSBs ≥1 time/day, and 43.2% of parents consumed SSBs ≥2 times/day. Adolescent and parent knowledge that SSB intake is related to health conditions ranged from 60.7% to 80.4%: weight gain (75.0% and 80.4%, respectively), diabetes (60.7% and 71.4%, respectively), and dental caries (77.5% and 72.9%, respectively). In adjusted models, adolescent SSB intake ≥1 time/day was associated with parent intake ≥2 times/day (aOR = 3.30; 95% confidence interval = 1.62-6.74) but not with parent or adolescent knowledge of health risks. Conclusion: Parental SSB intake may be an important factor in understanding adolescent behavior; knowledge of SSB-related health conditions alone may not influence adolescent SSB behavior.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Health Conditions Associated With Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Is Low Among US Hispanic Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohyun Park ◽  
Guadalupe X. Ayala ◽  
Joseph R. Sharkey ◽  
Heidi M. Blanck
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
High Cholesterol ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Hispanic Adults

Purpose: To examine associations between knowledge of health conditions and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake among Hispanic adults. Design: Quantitative, cross-sectional study. Setting: The 2015 Estilos survey data. Participants: One thousand US Hispanic adults (≥18 years). Measures: The outcome variable was frequency of SSB intake (regular soda, fruit drink, sports/energy drink, and sweetened coffee/tea drink). Exposure variables were knowledge of 6 SSB-related health conditions (weight gain, diabetes, dental caries, high cholesterol, heart disease, and hypertension). Analysis: Six multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios for consuming SSBs ≥3 times/day (high intake), in relation to knowledge of SSB-related health conditions. Results: Overall, 58% of Hispanic adults consumed SSBs ≥2 times/day and 36% consumed SSBs ≥3 times/day. Although most identified that weight gain (75%) and diabetes (76%) were related to drinking SSBs, only half identified this relation with dental caries (57%) and hypertension (41%). Even fewer identified high cholesterol (32%) and heart disease (32%) as related. In crude analyses, SSB intake was significantly associated with knowledge of the associations between SSBs and weight gain, dental caries, and heart disease; however, after adjusting for sociodemographics and acculturation, associations were no longer significant. Conclusions: Although SSB intake was very high, knowledge of SSB-related health conditions was low and was not related to high SSB intake among US Hispanic adults. Education efforts alone may not be adequate for Hispanic adults to change their behaviors.

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