The Effect of Accuracy of Perceptions of Dietary-Fat Intake on Perceived Risk and Intentions to Change |
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Authors: | Amanda O'Brien Elizabeth Fries Deborah Bowen |
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Affiliation: | (1) Virginia Commonwealth University, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 842018, Richmond, Virginia, 23284-2018;(3) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA |
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Abstract: | Consumption of excess fat increases risk for many health problems and diseases. In the present study, 188 undergraduate students were studied to understand self-perceptions of dietary-fat intake and the impact of those perceptions. Findings indicated that the majority of participants had inaccurate perceptions about the amount of fat in their diets. Further, compared to people who overestimated dietary-fat intake, people who underestimated fat intake had lower perceived risk of cancer, had lower intentions to change, and demonstrated less knowledge about the dietary-fat content of many foods. Findings suggest that this unrealistic underestimation of fat intake is a cognitive barrier to dietary change and people who underestimate dietary fat intake may require more intensive intervention to change their diets. |
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Keywords: | dietary-fat intake perceived risk intentions to change perceptions of health risks |
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