Food Choice and Health across the Life Course: A Qualitative Study Examining Food Choice in Older Irish Adults
Food Choice and Health across the Life Course: A Qualitative Study Examining Food Choice in Older Irish Adults
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DOI：
10.1080/10454446.2011.548717
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
McCarthy, Mary
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作者：
Delaney, Mary;McCarthy, Mary
爱尔兰近年来经历了许多经济和社会变化，同时肥胖水平也在上升。三分之二的成年人现在超重或肥胖。超重是所有年龄段慢性疾病的主要风险，预示着巨大的社会负担，并为食品工业带来挑战和机遇。个人的食物选择是一个重要而复杂的因素，需要了解，以便食品制造商提供健康的选择。它可以理解为一个过程，在一系列个人因素和环境影响的影响下，模式随着时间的推移而产生和变化。本研究旨在深入了解不同健康状况的爱尔兰老年人的食物选择模式的关键环境影响，这些老年人经历了许多社会经济变化。对32名年龄在61-79岁之间的成年人进行了深入的半结构化访谈，探讨了他们一生中食物选择的问题。使用内容分析对数据进行主题分析。在不断变化的食物环境中的饮食模式和面对衰老和疾病的饮食选择受到积累的生活经验的影响。研究结果可有助于制定健康和营养政策，并有助于设计有针对性的干预措施和产品，以促进采用健康饮食。
Ireland has experienced much economic and social change in recent times along with rising levels of obesity. Two-thirds of adults are now overweight or obese. Excess weight is a major risk for chronic disease for all ages which heralds a great societal burden and presents challenges and opportunities for the food industry. Individual food choice is an important and complex factor to be understood in order for food manufacturers to enable healthy choices. It can be understood as a process in which patterns arise and change over time, influenced by a range of personal factors and environmental influences. This study aimed to gain insight into the key contextual influences on food choice patterns in older Irish adults of varied health status who have lived through much socio-economic change. In-depth semi-structured interviews on food choice across the life course were conducted with 32 adults aged 61-79. Data was thematically analysed using content analysis. Patterns of eating within the changing food environment and dietary choices in the face of ageing and illness were influenced by accumulated life experiences. Findings can contribute to health and nutrition policies and to the design of tailored interventions and products to facilitate the adoption of healthful diets.