Food Choices and Their Impact on Health and Environment

Katarzyna Szalonka, Elżbieta Stańczyk, Anna Gardocka-Jałowiec, Paweł Waniowski, Agata Niemczyk and Zofia Gródek-Szostak
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Katarzyna Szalonka: Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics Institute of Economic Sciences, University of Wroclaw, ul. Uniwersytecka 22/26, 50-145 Wrocław, Poland
Elżbieta Stańczyk: Dolnoslaskie Centre for Regional Surveys Statiscal Office in Wroclaw, Oławska 31, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland
Anna Gardocka-Jałowiec: Faculty of Economics and Finance, University of Bialystok, Warszawska 63, 15-062 Bialystok, Poland
Paweł Waniowski: Department of Marketing Research, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, ul. Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland
Agata Niemczyk: Department of Tourism, Institute of Management at the Cracow University of Economics, 27 Rakowicka Street, 31-510 Cracow, Poland
Zofia Gródek-Szostak: Department of Economics and Enterprise Organization, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Cracow, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: Food choices are complex and highly variable, even over short periods, as they are influenced by numerous psychological, social, and cultural factors, in addition to biological and economic ones. Consumer choices are increasingly complex because of the growing quantity and variety of available food products, which also affects individuals’ environments. This paper is part of a larger study on health-related food choices, and it discusses how food choices affect the environment. To achieve the research goal, classes of respondents that are homogeneous in their food choices were identified. The authors used an algorithm to build classification trees and found that health status is determined by respondents’ age and food consumption habits. The paper demonstrates that understanding individual nutritional choices is a prerequisite for changing consumption habits and shaping healthy behavior, which is in line with the principle of sustainable development through sustainable consumption. The findings are relevant to public health researchers and practitioners who wish to understand the relationship between nutritional practices and health in line with sustainable development.

Keywords: environment; sustainable consumption; food choices; health; decision trees; classification trees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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