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Is Better Knowledge about Health Benefits of Dietary Fiber Related to Food Labe...
Ljubičić, Marija; Sarić, Marijana Matek; Rumbak, Ivana; Barić, Irena Colić; Sarić, Ana; Komes, Draženka; Šatalić, Zvonimir; Dželalija, BorisThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between health dietary patterns, knowledge, and consumption of dietary fiber (DF) with frequency of food label reading on food products with special reference to DF. The study was conducted in 2536 Croatian adults using an original questionnaire. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess associations between food label reading h...
Motivation for health behaviour: A predictor of adherence to balanced and healt...
Ljubičić, Marija; Sarić, Marijana Matek; Klarin, Ivo; Rumbak, Ivana; Barić, Irena Colić; Ranilović, Jasmina; EL-Kenawy, Ayman; Papageorgiou, MariaThis cross-sectional study aimed to assess perceptions of healthy food and motivation for health behaviour (MHB) in different Mediterranean countries. Multiple linear regression was used to identify the association between perception of healthy food and MHB in different countries. The highest MHB was observed in Portugal (median 38.0; IQR 7.0) and the lowest in Greece (median 34.0; IQR 8.0). Compared to Portugu...
Determinants of economic motivations for food choice: insights for the understa...
Martinho, Vítor; Bartkiene, Elena; Djekic, Ilija; Tarcea, Monica; Barić, Irena Colić; Černelič-Bizjak, Maša; Szűcs, Viktória; Sarcona, AlessandraFood consumption involves several dimensions, being some of them directly associated with the consumers’ characteristics. The interrelationships between these domains impact consumer behaviour for food choice and the consequent decisions for food consumption. In these frameworks, economic motivations are determinant. On the other hand, the scientific literature highlights that the economic-based stimuli to choo...
Consumer knowledge and attitudes toward healthy eating in Croatia: a cross-sect...
Ljubičić, Marija; Sarić, Marijana Matek; Barić, Irena Colić; Rumbak, Ivana; Komes, Draženka; Šatalić, Zvonimir; Guiné, RaquelUnlike fast and restaurant food, diet rich in fibre is known to contribute significantly to health. The aim of our study was to assess eating habits such as consumption of fibre-rich, fast, and restaurant food of the general population in Croatia. For this purpose we used a validated survey designed by the Polytechnic Institute Viseu in Portugal, which includes questions about demographics, good eating habits r...