Franzon Caterina, Dougkas Anestis, Memery Juliet, Prigent Justine, Appleton Katherine M
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK.
Institut Lyfe Research Center, Ecully, France.
J Nutr Sci. 2024 Dec 6;13:e90. doi: 10.1017/jns.2024.78. eCollection 2024.
The aim of this study was to explore and identify why young adults aged between 18 and 30 years in the UK and France do or do not consume dairy products. Several studies have associated dairy products with a healthy diet, and the production of soft dairy, i.e. milk, yoghurt, and soft cheese, as more environmentally friendly than some other animal-based products. Yet recent reports highlight that dairy intake is lower than recommended for health, especially among young adults. Using a qualitative methodology, forty-five participants aged 18-30 years (UK: n = 22; France: n = 23) were asked about their reasons for (non)consumption of a wide range of dairy products. Audio-recorded focus groups and individual interviews were conducted in English in the UK and in French in France, transcribed and coded. A thematic analysis found four themes and sixteen sub-themes ( product-related: sensory, non-sensory, composition; individual-related: mode of consumption, preferences, personal reasons, knowledge, attitudes and concerns, needs or cravings; cultural aspects: product categorization, social norms, use; market offering: alternative, packaging, value for money, availability) to influence participants' dairy (non)consumption in both countries. A seventeenth sub-theme ( cultural aspects: structure of the meal) was found to influence dairy consumption only in France. Further studies are needed to investigate these themes within larger samples, but these findings contribute to understanding dairy (non)consumption in young adults in the UK and France and may aid the development of strategies to improve young adults' diets.
本研究的目的是探究并确定英国和法国18至30岁的年轻人食用或不食用乳制品的原因。多项研究表明，乳制品与健康饮食相关，而且软质乳制品（即牛奶、酸奶和软奶酪）的生产比其他一些动物性产品更环保。然而，最近的报告强调，乳制品摄入量低于健康推荐量，尤其是在年轻人中。本研究采用定性研究方法，询问了45名18至30岁的参与者（英国：n = 22；法国：n = 23）不食用或食用各类乳制品的原因。在英国以英语、在法国以法语进行了焦点小组录音和个人访谈，并进行了转录和编码。一项主题分析发现了四个主题和十六个子主题（与产品相关的：感官、非感官、成分；与个人相关的：消费方式、偏好、个人原因、知识、态度和担忧、需求或渴望；文化方面：产品分类、社会规范、用途；市场供应：替代品、包装、性价比、可获得性）影响两国参与者对乳制品的（不）消费情况。还发现了第十七个子主题（文化方面：用餐结构）仅影响法国人的乳制品消费。需要进一步的研究在更大的样本中调查这些主题，但这些发现有助于理解英国和法国年轻人对乳制品的（不）消费情况，并可能有助于制定改善年轻人饮食的策略。
