Food Choice Motive Profiles and Nutrition Claims in Brazil: Perceived Healthiness and Substitution Intentions in a Weight-Loss Context.

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Τίτλος:	Food Choice Motive Profiles and Nutrition Claims in Brazil: Perceived Healthiness and Substitution Intentions in a Weight-Loss Context.
Συγγραφείς:	Marsola CM; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Laboratório Multidisciplinar em Alimentos e Saúde, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil., de Carvalho-Ferreira JP; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Laboratório Multidisciplinar em Alimentos e Saúde, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil., Medina ND; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Laboratório Multidisciplinar em Alimentos e Saúde, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil., da Cunha DT; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Laboratório Multidisciplinar em Alimentos e Saúde, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil.
Πηγή:	Journal of the American Nutrition Association [J Am Nutr Assoc] 2026 Aug; Vol. 45 (6), pp. 561-571. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 01.
Τύπος έκδοσης:	Journal Article
Γλώσσα:	English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού:	Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9918300687506676 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2769-707X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27697061 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Nutr Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):	Original Publication: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?] : Taylor & Francis Group, [2022]-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH):	Food Preferences/psychology , Diet, Healthy/psychology , Motivation* , Choice Behavior* , Weight Loss* , Food Labeling*, Humans ; Brazil ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Consumer Behavior ; Young Adult
Περίληψη:	Objective: This study aimed to identify consumer profiles based on their food choice motivations and their perceptions toward foods with nutrition claims (NCs). Methods: The final sample consisted of 412 Brazilian consumers who answered to an online questionnaire. To measure food choice motives, The Eating Motivation Survey (TEMS) was used. The Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-R21 (TFEQ-R21) was employed to assess cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating. Participants evaluated pairs of conventional foods and versions with nutrition claims (e.g. chocolate vs sugar-free chocolate, bread vs gluten-free bread, requeijão (cream-cheese) vs light requeijão, yogurt vs high-protein yogurt, milk vs lactose-free milk) in terms of perceived healthiness and likelihood of substitution in a weight-loss context. Results and Discussion: Five clusters were identified, characterized by focus on: a) hedonic aspects, b) overall aspects, c) context, d) health and weight control, e) no concerns. Differences in perceived healthiness between clusters for NC foods were found only for high-protein yogurt and light cream-cheese. No differences were observed between clusters in the likelihood of substituting any conventional food with its NC version in a weight-loss diet context. It was noted that the positive effect of NCs on perceived healthiness influenced all consumer profiles in a similar way. Conclusion: These findings highlight the urgent need to improve public understanding of what NC actually mean and in which dietary contexts substituting conventional foods with claimed alternatives is appropriate. They also reinforce the importance of stricter regulation of NC on ultra-processed foods, so that these messages do not undermine healthy eating and weight-management efforts.
Contributed Indexing:	Keywords: Brazil; Nutrition claims; consumer behavior; food choice motivations; perceived healthiness
Entry Date(s):	Date Created: 20260401 Date Completed: 20260709 Latest Revision: 20260709
Update Code:	20260711
DOI:	10.1080/27697061.2026.2648561
PMID:	41920191
Βάση Δεδομένων:	MEDLINE

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ISSN:	2769-707X
DOI:	10.1080/27697061.2026.2648561