Healthfulness, Modernity, and Availability of Food and Beverages: Adolescents' Perceptions in Southern India. Issue 5 (3rd September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shaikh, Nida I.; Maxfield, Amanda; Patil, Shailaja S.; Cunningham, Solveig A.
• Is Part Of: Ecology of food and nutrition. Volume 56:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 364
• Page End: 380
• Publication Date: 2017-09-03
• Subjects: adolescents -- availability -- food -- healthfulness -- modernity; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Food -- Periodicals; 641
• DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2017.1343725
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0367-0244

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study uses freelists to document perceptions of healthfulness, modernity, and availability of foods and beverages among adolescents ages 13–18 years (n = 26) in urbanizing India. Among the 10 foods and beverages adolescents perceived as "new, " half were also seen as modern and unhealthy, 4 as traditional and unhealthy, and 3 as modern and healthy. Of those 10 "new" foods, 4 were reported as available only in supermarkets, 4 only in kiraana (local) stores, and 6 in both. Adolescents ascribed healthfulness and modernity to food and beverage items and were aware of their availability across stores.