LA Dibsdall|Nigel Lambert|RF Bobbin|L.J. Frewer
Low-income consumers' attitudes and behaviour towards access, availability and motivation to eat fruit and vegetables
Norwich Research Park|Quadram Institute|Norwich Research Park|Quadram Institute|Norwich Research Park|Quadram Institute|Norwich Research Park|Quadram Institute
determine lowincome consumers attitudes behaviour towards fruit vegetables particular issues access affordability motivation eat fruit vegetablesquestionnaire survey mailed homes owned large uk housing associationparticipants 680 lowincome men women aged 17100 yearsage employment gender smoking marital status affected attitudes towards access affordability motivation eat fruit vegetables 7 participants experienced difficulty visiting supermarket least week despite nearly half access car shopping fruit vegetables affordable lowincome group amounts habitually bought purchasing additional fruits vegetables seen prohibitively expensive less 5 felt problem eating healthily yet 18 claimed eat recommended 5 portions fruit vegetables every daysupported research current uk government policy driven belief lowincome groups difficulties access affordability fruit vegetables findings particular group suggest three potential barriers access affordability small part problem surrounding low fruit vegetable consumption thus possible determinants greater consequence need identified suggest focusing attention motivation eat fruit vegetables since dietary improvement achieved people recognise problem