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Demographic and lifestyle characteristics of functional food consumers and dietary supplement users

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de Jong, Nynke, Ocké, Marga C., Branderhorst, Hester A. C., Friele, Roland·2003·British Journal of Nutrition
DOI 10.1079/bjn2002772
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Functional foods and/or supplements may be used in the context of a healthy lifestyle or as a means to compensate for an unhealthy lifestyle. Adverse long-term and/or cumulative effects of functional food or supplement intake are of public health concern; it is therefore important to identify functional food and supplement users. The present study compared Dutch functional food and supplement consumers with non-consumers with regard to demographic and lifestyle factors. The consumption of the most common functional foods and supplements in 2000 was studied (yoghurt with extra lactic acid bacteria, cholesterol-lowering margarine, lemonade and sweets with extra vitamins and minerals, milk and margarine with extra Ca, Ca tablets, multivitamin and mineral supplements, and Echinacea supplements). Data were obtained from self-administered questionnaires filled in by a consumer panel, aged 19–91 years (response rate 76 %, n 1183), representative of the Dutch population. The number of daily consumers of functional foods or supplements appeared to be relatively low (daily use of multivitamin and mineral supplements, 20 %; all other products, 3–9 %). Explanatory variables depended on the type of product; but gender, age, education, and vegetable intake were significant factors in the logistic regression model. Consumption of cholesterol-lowering margarines was more likely to be reported by individuals with a poorer subjective health (odds ratio 2·62 (95 % CI 1·15, 6·05)) and by smokers (odds ratio 2·93 (95 % CI 1·34, 6·40)). In conclusion, determinants of functional food or supplement use depended on the type of product, so generalisation of consumer characteristics over different foods is not legitimate. In addition to research on lifestyle factors, surveys about consumers' attitudes, norms and knowledge regarding functional foods in relation to actual dietary patterns and health risk profiles are necessary.

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Authors
de Jong, N., Ocké, M. C., Branderhorst, H. A. C., & Friele, R.
Affiliations
  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
  • Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
ORCID
Venue
British Journal of Nutrition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2003-02
Volume
89
Issue
2
Pages
273-281
ISSN
  • 0007-1145 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-2662
DOI
10.1079/bjn2002772
OpenAlex
W2157518799
Cited by
299
References
21
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FWCI
12.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 1497 d)
Locations
  • British Journal Of Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Rivm (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • ZonMw
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
functional foods, dietary supplements, consumer characteristics, lifestyle factors, multivitamin and mineral supplements, vegetable consumption, smoking, self-rated health, demographic determinants of consumption, Dutch consumers
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Attitude, Beverages, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Life Style, Male, Margarine, Middle Aged, Minerals, Vitamins, Odds Ratio, Dietary Supplements, Probiotics

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