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The Impact of Product Name on Dieters’ and Nondieters’ Food Evaluations and Consumption

Irmak, Caglar, Vallen, Beth, Robinson, Stefanie Rosen·2011·Journal of Consumer Research
DOI 10.1086/660044
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This research explores the impact of merely altering the name of a food on dieters’ and nondieters’ evaluations of the food’s healthfulness and taste, as well as consumption. Four studies demonstrate that when a food is identified by a relatively unhealthy name (e.g., pasta), dieters perceive the item to be less healthful and less tasty than do nondieters. When the identical food is assigned a relatively healthy name (e.g., salad), however, dieting tendency has no effect on product evaluations. This effect, which results in differences in actual food consumption, is explained by nondieters’ insensitivity to food cues as well as dieters’ reliance on cues indicating a lack of healthfulness and tendency to employ heuristic information processing when evaluating foods. These findings contribute to the body of literature that explores both individual and contextual factors that influence food evaluation and consumption.

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Authors
Irmak, C., Vallen, B., & Robinson, S. R.
Affiliations
  • University of South Carolina (US)
  • Loyola University Maryland (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Consumer Research
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2011-04-12
Volume
38
Issue
2
Pages
390-405
ISSN
  • 0093-5301 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5277
DOI
10.1086/660044
OpenAlex
W2130102285
Cited by
211
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Consumer Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
Keywords
food naming, product names, dieters, food evaluation, perceived healthiness, taste perception, dietary intake, food cues, heuristic processing

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