Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions
Why measure and leverage food motives and values? Every failure and every success in dietary change can be connected to motivation. Therefore, this research question naturally arises: How can food motives and values be measured and leveraged to improve diet outcomes from the individual to population...
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| author | Sarah J. Eustis Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy Swann A. Adams James R. Hébert |
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| description | Why measure and leverage food motives and values? Every failure and every success in dietary change can be connected to motivation. Therefore, this research question naturally arises: How can food motives and values be measured and leveraged to improve diet outcomes from the individual to populations? There are four ways that food motives and values (FMVs) can assist researchers and health professionals. First, FMVs can help to create a personalized approach to dietary change. Second, FMVs can inform content for dietary interventions. Third, these FMV measures can be used in data analysis to elucidate differences in adherence and outcomes among participants. Fourth, public health nutrition messages can be tailored using information on FMVs. Each of these uses has the potential to further the literature and inform future efforts to improve diet. A central aim of our study is to provide specific examples and recommendations on how to measure and leverage FMVs. To do so, we reviewed 12 measures included in the literature citing the Food Choice Questionnaire by Steptoe, Pollard, and Wardle, which was identified as the earliest, highly cited article appearing under the search terms “food motives” AND “food values” AND “eating behavior” AND “measure”. Specific details on how articles were selected from the citing literature are described in the Methods section. We also expound on our reasoning for including the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, which made for 13 measures in total. Our main finding is that each measure has strengths and shortcomings to consider in using FMVs to inform nutritional recommendations at different levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09637ed2832846ab89d03b44c83e1c162023-11-21T17:02:34ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-04-01135145210.3390/nu13051452Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary InterventionsSarah J. Eustis0Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy1Swann A. Adams2James R. Hébert3Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USACancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USACancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USACancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USAWhy measure and leverage food motives and values? Every failure and every success in dietary change can be connected to motivation. Therefore, this research question naturally arises: How can food motives and values be measured and leveraged to improve diet outcomes from the individual to populations? There are four ways that food motives and values (FMVs) can assist researchers and health professionals. First, FMVs can help to create a personalized approach to dietary change. Second, FMVs can inform content for dietary interventions. Third, these FMV measures can be used in data analysis to elucidate differences in adherence and outcomes among participants. Fourth, public health nutrition messages can be tailored using information on FMVs. Each of these uses has the potential to further the literature and inform future efforts to improve diet. A central aim of our study is to provide specific examples and recommendations on how to measure and leverage FMVs. To do so, we reviewed 12 measures included in the literature citing the Food Choice Questionnaire by Steptoe, Pollard, and Wardle, which was identified as the earliest, highly cited article appearing under the search terms “food motives” AND “food values” AND “eating behavior” AND “measure”. Specific details on how articles were selected from the citing literature are described in the Methods section. We also expound on our reasoning for including the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, which made for 13 measures in total. Our main finding is that each measure has strengths and shortcomings to consider in using FMVs to inform nutritional recommendations at different levels.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1452dietary interventionsweight losshealth outcomesadherencenon-adherencefood motivation |
| spellingShingle | Sarah J. Eustis Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy Swann A. Adams James R. Hébert Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions Nutrients dietary interventions weight loss health outcomes adherence non-adherence food motivation |
| title | Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions |
| title_full | Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions |
| title_fullStr | Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions |
| title_short | Measuring and Leveraging Motives and Values in Dietary Interventions |
| title_sort | measuring and leveraging motives and values in dietary interventions |
| topic | dietary interventions weight loss health outcomes adherence non-adherence food motivation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1452 |
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