Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 9 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 19;18(6):3173. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063173.
College students' lifestyle and eating habits strongly affect their health. Among many healthy eating behaviors, including whole grain food in the diet is known as providing health benefits such as maintaining a steady blood sugar, lower cholesterol, and since it is rich in fiber and minerals, it is essential for the well-being. However, consumers' intakes of whole grain products remain below recommendation, including college students. This study aims to evaluate determinant factors contributing to college students' willingness to include whole grain pasta in their diets. A sample of 499 students enrolled in a US college participated in this study. Most students perceived whole grain pasta as healthy and filling and somewhat tasty. Availability and price were not barriers for consumption. Logistic regression results suggested that factors affecting students' willingness to consume whole grain pasta in the future were the desire to eat, cognitive and affective attitudes, perception of whole grain pasta, as well as having already chosen pasta thanks to its availability at the dining. Two student segments were identified according to their healthy eating perception: Uninvolved and Health-conscious. Cognitive attitudes such as beneficial and essential had positive effects on consumption in both segments, suggesting that information provision covering specific health/nutritional benefits of whole grains for students is crucial.
大学生的生活方式和饮食习惯对他们的健康有很大的影响。在许多健康的饮食习惯中，包括全谷物食品，被认为对健康有益，如保持稳定的血糖、降低胆固醇，而且由于富含纤维和矿物质，对健康至关重要。然而，包括大学生在内的消费者对全谷物产品的摄入量仍然低于推荐量。本研究旨在评估影响大学生愿意将全麦面食纳入饮食的决定因素。这项研究的样本包括 499 名就读于美国一所大学的学生。大多数学生认为全麦面食既健康又有饱腹感，而且有点美味。可获得性和价格并不是消费的障碍。逻辑回归结果表明，影响学生未来食用全麦面食意愿的因素包括想吃、认知和情感态度、对全麦面食的看法，以及由于在餐厅里可以买到面食而已经选择了面食。根据他们对健康饮食的看法，确定了两个学生群体：不关心和关注健康。认知态度，如有益和必要，对两个群体的消费都有积极影响，这表明为学生提供涵盖全谷物具体健康/营养益处的信息是至关重要的。
