Factors Influencing Food Consumption Research Articles

Determination of Household Food Consumption Patterns in East Baturaja District OKU Regency

The income level will influence household spending patterns. In conditions of limited income, low-income or poor households will prioritise allocating their income to buying food. This income will be used to spend on food for survival so it will affect the quantity and quality of household food consumption. Good quality food consumption indicates that nutritional adequacy levels are met. This research analyses the factors influencing household food consumption patterns in East Baturaja District, OKU Regency. This research used a survey method and was carried out in three sub-districts in East Baturaja District, OKU Regency, namely Kemala Raja, Sekar Jaya and Tanjung Baru Villages. The method for determining respondents is random sampling using the Parell et all (1973) formula with the statement if the variance of the total population is unknown, so the best way to determine the sample is to use a percentage of the entire population, namely 2%, 5%, 10%, 20% or 50% of the population. The population is 2126 families, obtained by 2%, namely 42.52 and determined to be 43 families. This research used multiple linear regression models to determine the factors influencing food consumption patterns using multiple linear analyses. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the factors that influence household food consumption patterns in East Baturaja District, OKU Regency, are income (X1), number of family members (X2), age (X3), and education level (X4). The variable that has the most influence on household food consumption patterns in East Baturaja District, OKU Regency, is the income level variable (X1). Simultaneously or together, the income variable (X1), number of family members (X2), age (X3), and education level (X4) has a significant influence. R2 showed this with a value of 97.9%.

Exposure or pandemic effect: Export boom in instant noodles from South Korea during COVID-19.

Amid the pandemic, it is crucial to comprehend both people's preferred food choices and the factors influencing food consumption. This understanding not only guarantees a stable food supply but also plays a pivotal role in economic recovery during times of recession. In 2020, South Korean instant noodles experienced an unprecedented surge in exports, catapulting the nation to the forefront of the global instant noodle market. The surge in the popularity of instant noodles during the pandemic can be partly attributed to their unique characteristics. However, the South Korean film Parasite, which garnered global acclaim around the same time, prominently featured instant noodle products. This exposure led to an extraordinary increase in internet searches for Korean-brand instant noodles. Therefore, this study utilized an interrupted time series model to investigate whether the surge in South Korean instant noodle exports was primarily a result of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic or the influence of the film. Our estimations indicate that the film's exposure effect predominantly explains the export boom of South Korean instant noodles.

Food Consumption Behaviour-Influencing Factors and Trends

Abstract Food consumption behaviour has played and will continue to play a fundamental role in the lives of consumers, since it is the source of satisfaction of one of the primary needs of consumers, namely the need for food. On the other hand, food consumption behaviour can also be seen as a hedonic experience, the result of the action of extremely heterogeneous and dynamic factors, with food consumption being influenced by economic, social, and cultural variables as well as personal, psychological, and biological factors which are related to the individual. The study of food consumption behaviour can be seen both as a challenge, given that understanding this behaviour requires a multidisciplinary analysis, the terms used referring to marketing, psychology, sociology, nutrition and food science, and as a necessity, given the impact on the structure and dynamics of the market, which in turn leads to the need for government decisions in the direction of ethics and social responsibility, and a global and at the same time sustainable development of the market. In this context, this paper aims to analyse the main factors influencing food consumption behaviour and how they are reflected in consumption decisions. The analysis is supported by an examination of these issues based on secondary data sources.

Factors affecting Food Consumption behaviour during COVID-Pandemic among Thai People aged 15-20 years old in Bangkok,Thailand

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the entire world, including every province of Thailand, spreading rapidly causing several measures to take place. To control the epidemic, lockdown measures were implemented. Suspension of international travel, abstaining from meeting up in large groups to name a few examples. Eating out in restaurants is a common aspect in people?s lives, especially in Bangkok. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, bangkokians face the heightening need for read-to-eat food more than ever. This in turn has caused a difference in people?s behaviour towards food consumption. Objective: To study about knowledge and understanding of food consumption and the factors influencing food consumption behaviour during the spread of COVID-19. Method: A questionnaire to measure cognition about food safety consumption. During the COVID-19 outbreak and food consumption behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic Result: A total of 428 participants, aged between 15-20 years old, revealed a low-level knowledge of food consumption and a moderated level of food consumption behaviour (M=48.68, SD=8.12). Gender, Age, Class Level, Parents? Occupation, Household Income and Nutrition related Knowledge affected Food consumption behaviour {Multiple R = .111, F=7.443, p<0.001, df (7,419)}. These factors could predict 11% (R Square =0.111). When considered all factors it had been found that Nutrition related knowledge was the only statistically significant predictive factors for food consumption behaviour (Beta=0.16, t=3.41,p<0.01) Conclusion: Participants had a low level of food consumption knowledge and a moderate level of food consumption behaviour. Providing knowledge or health educational programs regarding food consumption and nutrition should be done in order to improve knowledge and understanding as well as appropriate food consumption behaviour among people aged 15-20 years old, especially during COVID-19 pandemic.

Factors Influencing Food Consumption among University Students

Vegetables and fruits are an important food component of a healthy lifestyle as it contains variety of nutrients. Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Malaysia has showed in the AgroFood Statistics Book 2014 that the commodity consumption of vegetables and fruits kilograms per year from 2008 to 2014 has consistently increase and expected to increase. Studies on factors influencing the consumption of vegetables and fruits are still lacking in Malaysia. There appears to be relatively scarce research and analysis concerning Malaysia. Research aims to identify the attitude of having fruits and vegetables among students of University Utara Malaysia (UUM) by adopting product, price, promotion, place and knowledge as variables. Data were collected using the questionnaire method studied using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.0 application. Research was done to examine whether marketing mix factors, product, price, distribution, and knowledge affect the attitude of fruit and vegetable consumption among Universiti Utara Malaysia students. Findings indicates all the variables are significant except for knowledge on vegetables and fruits consumption. Hence, the accuracy of food intake in terms of the amount and the types of food consumed should be aware by the students.

Factors influencing food consumption satisfaction and purchase decisions of restaurant consumers

This research examined how multi-sensory dimensions like sight, sound, and smell would influence customer attitudes toward quick-service restaurants, restaurant patronage intentions, food purchasin...

Factors influencing food consumption diversity among farming households in selected states in southwestern Nigeria

The dietary practices of households have significant repercussions on the quality of life of its members. Dietary practice generally shows the types and variety of food intake and is extremely reliant on the socio-demographic characteristics. Dietary diversity has beenpositively associated with the four pillars of food security and all dietary guidelines propose consuming a large variety of foods, across and within major food groups. This paper focuses on the influence of socioeconomic factors on household-level food consumption diversity (FCD) in Nigeria. Since the majority of Nigerians (70 per cent) live in rural areas, an analysis of the food and nutrition security status of rural dwellers will provide a clear picture of what needs to be done to assure food security. A multistage sampling technique was employed for the selection of respondents from a random sample of households proportionate to the size of three states in the south-western agricultural zone of Nigeria, and primary data were collected using an interview guide. The analytical tools used were descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, mean food consumption diversity index and multinomial logit regression model. The results showed that there were significant differences in the socio-economic attributes of farming households in the area of study. Also, farming households (78.9%) in the south-west had a moderate level of FCD; only 8.2% of the farming households had high FCD level and the balance only having a poor FCD. Distance to market, access to information on price, household size, income and farm size were positively and significantly influencing FCD in the study area. However, expenditure on legumes decreases the ability of householdsto attain higher food consumption diversity in the study area. It is recommended that government should make food markets more accessible to farmers, disseminating information on prices of food through modern systems and educate farmers on productivity through extension services in order to generate more income to achieve high FCD. Key words: Food Groups, Consumption Diversity, Farming Household, Diversity Index, Nigeria

Food taboos and suggestions among Madurese pregnant women: a qualitative study

BackgroundCultural factors influence food consumption, particularly among pregnant women. Beliefs in certain food-associated myths and taboos still exist in Madura Island. Therefore, this study aims to explore the food taboos and food suggestions among Madurese pregnant women. MethodsThis qualitative study was carried out in Sumenep Regency, Madura Island, Indonesia. Data were collected from pregnant women, traditional birth attendants, and community leaders through in-depth interviews and focus group discussion. ResultsFoods that were mostly considered taboos for pregnant women were squid, shrimp, pineapple, kedondong, cabbage, cold water, and instant noodles. Food suggestions for pregnant women were rice, corn rice, skipjack tuna, tilapia fish, milkfish, egg, moringa leaves, apples, and coconut water. ConclusionMany food taboos and food suggestions were applied for the pregnant women in Madura. Indigenous knowledge about the food suggestions can be good information in supporting nutrition education for the Madurese pregnant women.

Food consumption diversity in Romania

The relation between the quantities of food consumed from different products and the socio-economic characteristics of households is investigated in many empirical studies. At the same time, there are few concerns with regard to other aspects related to the consumption behaviour, such as the number of individual food items consumed over a certain period, in other words, dietary variety or diversity. Identification of economic and socio-demographic factors influencing food consumption diversity on the Romanian households is the aim of this paper. Among the investigated factors, we had in view the incomes in the first place, then the household residence area, the educational level as well as other demographic factors. Count measure and Berry index are used to measure food diversity. The data used are those from the Household Budget Survey for the year 2011, 1 st quarter. As conclusions, the study reveals a positive correlation between diversity and household incomes. At the same time, food diversity is higher in the case of urban households compared to the rural households. Among the significant demographic factors, it can be mentioned the household head’s educational level and the household members’ age. Â

Urban food dynamics in Botswana: insights from Gaborone's Central Business District

Urbanization is changing the circumstances, livelihoods and lifestyles of people in Southern Africa. In this context, little is known about food available to cities, food sources accessible to urban dwellers, or factors influencing food consumption. Applying a food systems conceptual frame, the article provides empirical findings from Gaborone, Botswana characterizing urban food supply, documenting food sources, and examining consumer food choice. Engaging a qualitative, exploratory approach, the research reveals adequate supply and multifaceted sources from which to acquire food in Gaborone's Central Business District (CBD), and consumer choices grounded in economic factors together with issues of social status and aesthetics. A number of fundamental issues and questions arise from this preliminary research relating to food policies and research agendas in the region. In particular greater attention to urbanization trends, foreign import strategies and food consumption practices is warranted.

Study on China's Food Security Status

Abstract China has realized food security at the national level, but there are still some areas and populations vulnerable to food insecurity due to disparities between urban and rural areas, and among regions. The concept of food security in this paper covers grains, and also foods rarely covered in a general research on food security in China. It reviews and evaluates the food security status in poverty counties between 2002 and 2007 from perspectives of food availability, access, consumption and nutrition, utilization and vulnerability to food insecurity. With Cluster Analysis, it indicates that the 271 poor counties in 9 provinces are confronted with serious food insecurity problems. Farmer's income, education, family scale, work type, land area and nationality are the main factors influence food consumption of the rural poor.

Genetic studies of a behavioral mutant, glucose aversion, in the German cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Glucose aversion(Glu) is a naturally occurring behavioral mutant of the German cockroach,Blattella germanica. Earlier work suggested thatGlu is a semidominant autosomal trait. Further study was undertaken to place the mutant gene in the linkage map of the species and expand the information on its genetic basis. Linkage was investigated in test crosses with morphologic markers for 7 of the 11 autosomal linkage groups. Assays for amounts of glucose ingested per individual confirmed the expected low consumption ofGlu heterozygotes(Glu/+) and that continuous selection pressure on the parental strain had resulted in near- and probably complete homozygosity forGlu. Glu genotypes were identified by means of a discriminating ingestion that separated heterozygotes from wild type(Glu+). Variations in expression indicate that genetic factors influence food consumption inB. germanica. Positive results were obtained in linkage tests ofGlu with ruby eye(ru), indicating that theGlu locus lies in linkage group VIII (chromosome 9), a group notable for mutants that apparently result in the expression of latent, highly primitive development pathways.

Dietary self-selection of golden hamsters in response to acute food deprivation and chronic food restriction.

Adult male golden hamsters were maintained on either Purine Rat Chow (Chow diet) or a self-selection diet consisting of high-protein chow, pure fat, and pure carbohydrate (Choice diet). In Experiment 1, animals were deprived of food for single periods of up to 48 hr. Animals on the Chow diet did not increase intake at any time after deprivation; animals on the Choice diet selectively increased their consumption of fat-derived calories and increased their total caloric intake during the first 6 hr of refeeding, but not thereafter. The nature of the diet did not influence the rate at which animals regained weight following deprivation. In Experiment 2, hamsters were placed on food-restriction schedules (access to food either for 1 hr/day only or on alternate days only) until they lost 20% of starting body weight. Chow-fed animals demonstrated little or no change in food intake either during or after food restriction. Hamsters on the Choice diet consumed more calories and lost weight more slowly than did chow-fed animals during 1-hr/day feeding; intake of fat-derived calories was elevated during restriction. Choice hamsters increased total caloric intake only towards the end of the alternate-days restriction schedule. Choice hamsters were hyperphagic following both types of food-restriction schedules, but no increased preference for fat-derived calories was observed. Factors influencing food consumption of hamsters in response to deprivation and restriction are discussed.

Hunger and Nutrition in America: Discussion

perceive hunger to be growing at an alarming rate based upon a common definition where hunger is an inability to get enough to eat, even in the short run, and those who do not see hunger as a public health threat based upon a clinical definition of hunger which implies a prolonged lack of food and malnutrition. The debate has not been limited to the definition and measurement of hunger. Alternative definitions, measurements, and estimates of the determinants of nutritional status have also fueled the debate. Morgan catalogs the known evidence on the factors influencing food consumption and nutrition and indicates that new statistical and theoretical approaches are being utilized. She does not go further, however, and evaluate the results she discusses. Unfortunately, some important questions are left unanswered, such as: Should we be using nutrient intake levels (RDA's or percent of RDA's) or biochemical analysis to evaluate nutritional status? Does the household production approach yield better results? Two of the studies Morgan catalogs have particularly interesting results. The findings by Morgan and co-workers-that income and nutrients per food dollar are negatively correlated, and the higher likelihood of meeting the NRC-RDA's for households with high nutrient return per food dollar-may well clarify the link between income, food expenditures, and nutrient intake. Further exploration of this link is merited. Likewise, a host of possible interactions between other transfer programs and food assistance programs are suggested by the results of Akin et al., that the FSP has a clear positive impact on nutrient consumption by the elderly and that compared to elderly FSP nonparticipants, the receipt of other cash transfer improved nutrient intake by elderly FSP participants. These results add to a long list of results indicating that food assis ance programs have enhanced the nutritio al status of participants. The efficacy of the food assistance programs in alleviating hunger and improving the nutritional status of low income citizens is a major aspect of the hunger-malnutrition debate. Indeed, those who believe hunger and malnutrition are increasing, indict federal food policy and food assistance programs for doing too little. Allen and Newton carefully and concisely describe existing food assistance policies, focus their evaluation on the major food programs, and suggest ways in which the programs might be improved. I would like to expand upon three aspects of their presentation. First, they acknowledge and cite studies that suggest that hunger is increasing even with high expenditures on a broad set of food assistance programs. Their cost statistics definitely reflect high expenditures, but I would like to suggest an alternative view of what those statistics mean. In particular, the impact of inflation and increases in the number of persons in poverty should be co sidered when evaluating federal food assistance spending. These adjustments are incorporated in table 1. As indicated in the table, federal food aid spending in current dollars increased by $3.103 billion from fiscal year 1981 to 1985. After adjusting for inflation, however, spending decreased over the same time period by $.028 billion in constant 1985 dollars. FurChristine K. Ranney is an assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University.

Factors influencing food consumption dagger Bahrain*

The food consumption pattern of Bahraini households is affected by many factors. Industrialization led to a decline in the agricultural and fishing products with the result of more dependence on imported foods. Income and prices of foods limited the purchasing power of the households, particularly low social classes. The high population growth and family size affect the quantity of food consumed by different household members. Educational level of housewife and husband has also a potent effect on the food consumption pattern. Immigrants have their influence too. They introduced many dishes which have become popular in the Bahraini community. Television advertising of food products and utensils also plays an important role in modifying the food consumption of Bahraini households. This paper discusses some of the factors influencing food consumption in Bahrain.

The Influence of Urbanization on the Income Elasticity of Demand for Retail Food in Low Income Countries

ECONOMISTS have been frustrated in attempting to establish realistic food production targets for development programs in low income countries by considerable uncertainty about estimates of future food consumption. To reduce some of this uncertainty, an investigation was made of a number of factors influencing food consumption. This paper reports on the effect of the movement of population from rural to urban areas on the income elasticity of demand for retail food. In estimating future food consumption, an equation given by Ohkawa is generally accepted. It states that the rate of increase in the consumption of food is the sum of the rate of population growth plus the product of the rate of per capita income growth and the income elasticity of demand for food (d = p + gn).1 Consideration of the data needed for this equation focuses attention on estimates of the income elasticity of demand for food. Little progress has been made since World War II in increasing the reliability of food elasticity estimates for use in projections in low income countries.