Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents
Unhealthy diets have become a leading contributor to death and disability globally. The current Chinese diet falls short of a healthy diet, including too much meat, oil, salt, and sugar while having insufficient levels of whole grains, fruits, nuts, and milk. Transforming Chinese dietary patterns ha...
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| author | Chen, Kevin Z. Yu, Luyun Lin, Wen Ortega, David L. |
| author_browse | Chen, Kevin Z. Lin, Wen Ortega, David L. Yu, Luyun |
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| description | Unhealthy diets have become a leading contributor to death and disability globally. The current Chinese diet falls short of a healthy diet, including too much meat, oil, salt, and sugar while having insufficient levels of whole grains, fruits, nuts, and milk. Transforming Chinese dietary patterns has become urgent. This paper compares the effectiveness of information framing effects on enhancing Chinese consumers' healthy diet choices, varied by information content, source, and presentation. The survey is conducted across six Chinese cities, with a sample of 3150 urban consumers. Chinese consumers' healthy diet choices are measured using an online discrete choice experiment. Four different diet patterns were used to label each of the product alternatives in the experiment, which varied in taste and cost. Results reveal that compared to positive information; negatively framed healthy information is more effective in increasing Chinese consumers' valuations for healthy diets. Consumer valuation of a healthy whole diet is significantly enhanced when the information is from social celebrities, compared to information from a scientific source. Moreover, when health information is disclosed via social media, its effectiveness in promoting healthy diet choices is significantly reduced. Our findings have implications for designing and implementing nutrition policies and programs in China and other developing countries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1682032026-01-02T15:32:42Z Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents Chen, Kevin Z. Yu, Luyun Lin, Wen Ortega, David L. diet feeding preferences urban population health information consumers Unhealthy diets have become a leading contributor to death and disability globally. The current Chinese diet falls short of a healthy diet, including too much meat, oil, salt, and sugar while having insufficient levels of whole grains, fruits, nuts, and milk. Transforming Chinese dietary patterns has become urgent. This paper compares the effectiveness of information framing effects on enhancing Chinese consumers' healthy diet choices, varied by information content, source, and presentation. The survey is conducted across six Chinese cities, with a sample of 3150 urban consumers. Chinese consumers' healthy diet choices are measured using an online discrete choice experiment. Four different diet patterns were used to label each of the product alternatives in the experiment, which varied in taste and cost. Results reveal that compared to positive information; negatively framed healthy information is more effective in increasing Chinese consumers' valuations for healthy diets. Consumer valuation of a healthy whole diet is significantly enhanced when the information is from social celebrities, compared to information from a scientific source. Moreover, when health information is disclosed via social media, its effectiveness in promoting healthy diet choices is significantly reduced. Our findings have implications for designing and implementing nutrition policies and programs in China and other developing countries. 2026 2024-12-20T21:37:32Z 2024-12-20T21:37:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168203 en Limited Access Wiley Chen, Kevin Z.; Yu, Luyun; Lin, Wen; and Ortega, David L. Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents. Agribusiness. Article in Press. First published on November 29, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21998 |
| spellingShingle | diet feeding preferences urban population health information consumers Chen, Kevin Z. Yu, Luyun Lin, Wen Ortega, David L. Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents |
| title | Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents |
| title_full | Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents |
| title_fullStr | Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents |
| title_short | Information framing effects on diet choices among Chinese urban residents |
| title_sort | information framing effects on diet choices among chinese urban residents |
| topic | diet feeding preferences urban population health information consumers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168203 |
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