relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/11659/
title: Consumer Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Behavior in Urban Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Study
creator: Melesse, M B
creator: van den Berg, M
subject: Food and Nutrition
description: This paper studies the association between nutrition knowledge and consumer dietary behavior using large survey data from 996 respondents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We find that health was the most important factor in individuals’ food choice. However, most consumers were found to have imperfect understanding of the link between food and health. Especially, the causes and consequences of obesity were poorly understood. A considerable proportion of respondents also endorsed harmful food taboos. We found that nutrition knowledge was positively associated with more diversified diets and healthy eating attitudes and practices. Individuals with higher levels of nutrition  knowledge were also more likely to reject harmful food  taboos.
publisher: Routledge
date: 2020-11
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/11659/1/Consumer%20Nutrition%20Knowledge%20and%20Dietary%20Behavior%20in%20Urban%20Ethiopia%20A%20Comprehensive%20Study.pdf
identifier:   Melesse, M B and van den Berg, M  (2020) Consumer Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Behavior in Urban Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Study.  Ecology of Food and Nutrition (TSI).  pp. 1-13.  ISSN 0367-0244     
relation: https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2020.1835655
relation: doi:10.1080/03670244.2020.1835655