The estimated increase in the adverse reactions from food, along with consumers’ desires to pursue healthier diets, are raising questions for people about the role of gluten and lactose in their food habits. Consequences of this food regimen on a healthy population are under discussion, both from nutritional perspective and broader quality of life. In the Italian context, the sudden change in consumer diets is bringing about critical changes economically and culturally. The motivations behind these dietary changes in tolerant consumers appear unclear, thus suggesting the need for a psychological approach. This dissertation propose a mixed-methods research aimed at exploring to explore the psychological determinants of gluten and lactose-free diets among Italian consumers, with a main focus on tolerant consumers. Results show that these consumers appear involved in a deep psychological change and “free from” diets represent for them a “gate” to start rebuilding a perceived balance through new food (and lifestyle) plans. This is a first attempt that, reflecting on the critical case of lactose- and gluten-free diets, would underline potentialities for psychology to intervene in this field and to promote consumer health and wellbeing through food consumptions.
L'aumento delle intolleranze, e la crescente volontà dei consumatori di seguire diete più sane, stanno interrogando il dibattito scientifico circa il ruolo del glutine e del lattosio nelle abitudini alimentari, sia dal punto di vista nutrizionale che di qualità di vita. Nel contesto italiano, l'improvviso cambiamento nelle diete dei consumatori sta causando cambiamenti critici dal punto di vista economico e culturale. Le motivazioni alla base di questi cambiamenti alimentari sembrano poco chiare, suggerendo così la necessità di uno approccio psicologico. Questa tesi di dottorato propone una ricerca mixed-methods volta a esplorare le determinanti psicologiche delle diete “senza” glutine e lattosio tra i consumatori italiani, con particolare attenzione ai consumatori tolleranti. I risultati mostrano che questi consumatori sembrano coinvolti in un profondo cambiamento psicologico e che le diete "senza" rappresentano per loro un "passaggio" per iniziare a ricostruire il loro equilibrio attraverso nuovi piani alimentari (e di stile di vita). Riflettendo sul caso critico delle diete “senza” lattosio e glutine, questa ricerca sottolinea le potenzialità per la psicologia di studiare le scelte alimentari e promuovere la salute e il benessere dei consumatori.
SAVARESE, MARIAROSARIA, THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF FREE-FROM FOOD CONSUMPTION: RESULTS FROM A MIXED METHODS STUDY ON THE ITALIAN POPULATION, GRAFFIGNA, GUENDALINA, WISMER, WENDY, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano:Ciclo XXXII [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/285640]
THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF FREE-FROM FOOD CONSUMPTION: RESULTS FROM A MIXED METHODS STUDY ON THE ITALIAN POPULATION
Savarese, Mariarosaria
2020
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The estimated increase in the adverse reactions from food, along with consumers’ desires to pursue healthier diets, are raising questions for people about the role of gluten and lactose in their food habits. Consequences of this food regimen on a healthy population are under discussion, both from nutritional perspective and broader quality of life. In the Italian context, the sudden change in consumer diets is bringing about critical changes economically and culturally. The motivations behind these dietary changes in tolerant consumers appear unclear, thus suggesting the need for a psychological approach. This dissertation propose a mixed-methods research aimed at exploring to explore the psychological determinants of gluten and lactose-free diets among Italian consumers, with a main focus on tolerant consumers. Results show that these consumers appear involved in a deep psychological change and “free from” diets represent for them a “gate” to start rebuilding a perceived balance through new food (and lifestyle) plans. This is a first attempt that, reflecting on the critical case of lactose- and gluten-free diets, would underline potentialities for psychology to intervene in this field and to promote consumer health and wellbeing through food consumptions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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