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US Consumer Identification of the Health Benefits of Dietary Fiber and Consideration of Fiber When Making Food Choices by Gustafson, Christopher R, Rose, Devin J

“…The purposes of this study were to (1) determine beliefs in the health benefits of dietary fiber, an under-consumed nutrient of public health concern, and (2)…”
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Active Consideration of Future Health Can Be Prompted by Simple Health Messages and Improves Nutritional Quality of Food Choices by Gustafson, Christopher R

“…Many choices that people face daily have implications for future health and well-being. Choices about what foods to purchase and consume are one of the most…”
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Does prior knowledge of food fraud affect consumer behavior? Evidence from an incentivized economic experiment by Meerza, Syed Imran Ali, Gustafson, Christopher R

“…This study uses a laboratory experiment to examine whether prior knowledge of food fraud persistently affects consumer behavior. We invited regular consumers…”
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Emotional responses to COVID-19 stressors increase information avoidance about an important unrelated health threat by Gustafson, Christopher R, Brooks, Kathleen R, Meerza, Syed Imran Ali, Yiannaka, Amalia

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, like other crises, has had direct and indirect impacts on individuals, many of which have been negative. While a large body of research…”
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Health Prompts Affect Consideration of Health but Not Intertemporal Preferences While Promoting Healthier Food Choices by Tuyizere, Olivier, Gustafson, Christopher R, Rose, Devin J

“…Diet-related diseases impact populations across the globe. While intertemporal preferences-a fundamental preference for the distribution of benefits across…”
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Retail-based healthy food point-of-decision prompts (PDPs) increase healthy food choices in a rural, low-income, minority community by Gustafson, Christopher R, Kent, Rachel, Prate, Jr, Michael R

“…This study examines the potential for point-of-decision prompts (PDPs) to promote healthier food choices among shoppers in a rural, low-income, minority…”
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Point-of-Decision Prompts Increase Dietary Fiber Content of Consumers' Food Choices in an Online Grocery Shopping Simulation by Arslain, Kristina, Gustafson, Christopher R, Rose, Devin J

“…Only 5% of Americans consume the recommended amount of dietary fiber. In an online simulated shopping experiment, we examined whether a fiber-focused…”
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Healthy Food Labels Tailored to a High-Risk, Minority Population More Effectively Promote Healthy Choices than Generic Labels by Gustafson, Christopher R, Prate, Michael R

“…The decades-long increase in obesity in the US has led to a number of policies aimed at improving diets, which are thought to play a significant role in…”
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High BMI Predicts Attention to Less Healthy Product Sets: Can a Prompt Lead to Consideration of Healthier Sets of Products? by Gustafson, Christopher R, Arslain, Kristina, Rose, Devin J

“…While the food environment has been implicated in diet-related health disparities, individuals’ ability to shape the food environment by limiting attention to…”
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The Relationship between Bodyweight Status and Weight Perception Explains Differences in Calories Ordered in a Food Choice Exercise by Mbarushimana, Jean-Claude, Gustafson, Christopher R, Gitungwa, Henriette, Zeballos, Eliana

“…Understanding food choice is critical to be able to address the rise in obesity rates around the globe. In this paper, we examine the relationship between…”
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The impact of health and environmental messaging with and without product filtering in complex retail markets: the case of pulses by Gustafson, Christopher R, Gitungwa, Henriette, Sapkota, Sushil C, Rose, Devin J

“…Multiple barriers exist to healthy and environmentally sustainable food choices. Limited consumer understanding of the health and environmental implications of…”
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The effect of ingredient-specific calorie information on calories ordered by Gustafson, Christopher R, Zeballos, Eliana

“…Abstract Providing calorie labeling is a widely used strategy to combat obesity. However, there is little evidence that the availability of calorie information…”
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Exercise and the Timing of Snack Choice: Healthy Snack Choice is Reduced in the Post-Exercise State by Gustafson, Christopher R, Rakhmatullaeva, Nigina, Beckford, Safiya E, Ammachathram, Ajai, Cristobal, Alexander, Koehler, Karsten

“…Acute exercise can induce either a compensatory increase in food intake or a reduction in food intake, which results from appetite suppression in the…”
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Evaluating the relative impact of multiple healthy food choice interventions on choice process variables and choices by Gustafson, Christopher R.

“…Fiscal tools—taxes and/or subsidies—are increasingly used to address diet-related health problems. However, some studies have found that these tools are…”
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Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels and Point-of-Decision Strategies to Improve Food Choice Quality by Gustafson, Christopher R

“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased throughout the world over the past 40 to 50 years, leading to a marked rise in the disease burden…”
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Impact of schoolchildren's involvement in the design process on the effectiveness of healthy food promotion materials by Gustafson, Christopher R, Abbey, Bryce M, Heelan, Kate A

“…Abstract Marketing techniques may improve children's vegetable consumption. However, student participation in the design of marketing materials may increase…”
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Cognitive aids and food choice: Real-time calorie counters reduce calories ordered and correct biases in calorie estimates by Gustafson, Christopher R., Zeballos, Eliana

“…Studies of the effect of calorie information on food choices in food-away-from-home settings have identified minor to insignificant changes in calories…”
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Determinants of gluten-free diet adoption among individuals without celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity by Arslain, Kristina, Gustafson, Christopher R., Baishya, Pratiksha, Rose, Devin J.

“…Gluten-free (GF) foods are typically less nutritious and more expensive than their gluten-containing variants, yet people without a diagnosed gluten…”
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Comparing the impact of simple and educational point-of-decision messages on nutritional choice outcomes by Gitungwa, Henriette, Gustafson, Christopher R., Rose, Devin J.

“…Emerging evidence suggests that point-of-decision messages may be an effective way to promote healthy food choices. Previous studies show improvements in…”
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The effect of presenting relative calorie information on calories ordered by Gustafson, Christopher R., Zeballos, Eliana

“…In this research, we tested the effect of a novel method of presenting calorie information—highlighting relative differences in calories among ingredients. We…”
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