Korzen-Bohr Sara, O'Doherty Jensen Katherine
Department of Human Nutrition and Centre for Advanced Food Studies: Sociology of Food Research Group, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Appetite. 2006 Mar;46(2):152-63. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.11.003. Epub 2006 Feb 15.
This study reports the results of eight focus group interviews with post-menopausal women (50-59 years, N=73) in Denmark and United Kingdom regarding their views on heart disease among women and the potential acceptability of functional foods as a means of prevention. Although, heart disease was recognised as a serious health problem and its occurrence among women recognised, it was predominantly conceived as a health problem affecting men and as being largely due to the relatively unhealthy lifestyles of men. Only a very small minority of participants were aware of the contribution of menopause to heart disease among women. Functional foods were generally not conceived as a means of prevention that is commensurate with the serious character of heart disease. It emerged from ranking tasks that functional foods do not constitute a product category as such. They occupy an anomalous position between 'food' on the one hand and 'medicine' on the other. Participants tend to dislike the idea of a 'personal' food not intended to comprise part of a shared meal in the household, and also tend to distrust health claims promoted by the food industry. This study indicates a need for further research in these areas.
本研究报告了对丹麦和英国73名50至59岁绝经后女性进行的八次焦点小组访谈的结果，内容涉及她们对女性心脏病的看法以及功能性食品作为预防手段的潜在可接受性。尽管心脏病被认为是一个严重的健康问题，且人们认识到它在女性中也会发生，但它主要被视为影响男性的健康问题，并且很大程度上归因于男性相对不健康的生活方式。只有极少数参与者意识到绝经对女性心脏病的影响。功能性食品通常不被视为与心脏病的严重性相称的预防手段。从排序任务中可以看出，功能性食品本身并不构成一个产品类别。它们一方面处于“食品”和另一方面“药品”之间的异常位置。参与者往往不喜欢“个人”食品的概念，这种食品并非旨在成为家庭共享膳食的一部分，并且他们也往往不信任食品行业宣传的健康声明。这项研究表明需要在这些领域进行进一步研究。
