Motivators and Barriers to Home Food Preparation

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention cite the continual increase in adult obesity as a health risk. Habits of eating outside the home and decreased physical activity have both been identified as life style practices to be modified. Here, an...

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Published in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2010-09, Vol.110 (9), p.A46-A46
Main Authors: Walter, J.M, Soliah, L, Weems, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Food
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Health behavior
Internal Medicine
Obesity
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Summary:The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention cite the continual increase in adult obesity as a health risk. Habits of eating outside the home and decreased physical activity have both been identified as life style practices to be modified. Here, an abstract of a study by Walter et al exploring and identifying motivators and barriers to home food preparation with pre-professionals is presented. The most unexpected and novel findings of the sessions was the feeling that home food preparation was too overwhelming to begin and the complete aversion to grocery shopping. Plans are to replicate these focus groups with young professionals in additional collegiate settings.
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2010.06.174