Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households
Our diet has substantial implications not only for our health but also for the environment. However, the two dimensions are not comparable, even though consumers often associate them with their purchasing choices. Promoting more sustainable diets requires a better knowledge of household profiles con...
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| author | Belén Gutiérrez-Villar Rosa Melero-Bolaños Maria Jose Montero-Simo Rafael A. Araque-Padilla |
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| description | Our diet has substantial implications not only for our health but also for the environment. However, the two dimensions are not comparable, even though consumers often associate them with their purchasing choices. Promoting more sustainable diets requires a better knowledge of household profiles considering the healthy and organically sustainable character of the food purchased. Previous studies have approached the analysis of consumer profiles separately, differentiating both dimensions without clear conclusion regarding the variables that make up these profiles. In this study, we looked for household profiles by cross-referencing the organic nature of the products consumed (environmental sustainability) with their degree of processing (healthfulness) in Spain. The results show that the most sustainable products are consumed in tiny municipalities (less than 2,000 inhabitants). In contrast, less sustainable products are consumed in high-income, single-family households or households with small children. The person responsible for the purchase is working or between 39 and 45 years old. In conclusion, our study shows that socio-demographic variables are statistically significant in identifying household profiles with sustainable diets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b04ae1e93984944b3c6bacad11515e12022-12-22T04:35:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-11-01910.3389/fnut.2022.10351421035142Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish householdsBelén Gutiérrez-VillarRosa Melero-BolañosMaria Jose Montero-SimoRafael A. Araque-PadillaOur diet has substantial implications not only for our health but also for the environment. However, the two dimensions are not comparable, even though consumers often associate them with their purchasing choices. Promoting more sustainable diets requires a better knowledge of household profiles considering the healthy and organically sustainable character of the food purchased. Previous studies have approached the analysis of consumer profiles separately, differentiating both dimensions without clear conclusion regarding the variables that make up these profiles. In this study, we looked for household profiles by cross-referencing the organic nature of the products consumed (environmental sustainability) with their degree of processing (healthfulness) in Spain. The results show that the most sustainable products are consumed in tiny municipalities (less than 2,000 inhabitants). In contrast, less sustainable products are consumed in high-income, single-family households or households with small children. The person responsible for the purchase is working or between 39 and 45 years old. In conclusion, our study shows that socio-demographic variables are statistically significant in identifying household profiles with sustainable diets.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1035142/fullorganic foodsustainable dietNOVA classificationconsumer profilesSpainmosaic plots |
| spellingShingle | Belén Gutiérrez-Villar Rosa Melero-Bolaños Maria Jose Montero-Simo Rafael A. Araque-Padilla Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households Frontiers in Nutrition organic food sustainable diet NOVA classification consumer profiles Spain mosaic plots |
| title | Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households |
| title_full | Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households |
| title_fullStr | Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households |
| title_short | Profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet: The case of Spanish households |
| title_sort | profiling consumers with an environmentally sustainable and healthy diet the case of spanish households |
| topic | organic food sustainable diet NOVA classification consumer profiles Spain mosaic plots |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1035142/full |
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