On the association between risk attitude and fruit and vegetable consumption: insights from university students in Italy

Elisa Giampietri (), Giuseppe Bugin () and Samuele Trestini ()
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Elisa Giampietri: University of Padova
Giuseppe Bugin: University of Padova
Samuele Trestini: University of Padova

Agricultural and Food Economics, 2021, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract As a novel contribution, this paper explores the possible association between individual risk attitudes and consumer fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. Inspired by the literature, the study also investigates the relationship between FV consumption frequency and health consciousness, perceived health benefits, trust, and attitude towards eating the recommended five-a-day FV portions. An ordered logit model is estimated on data collected through direct interviews among university students. The results show that risk aversion has a positive effect on consumer choice to eat the recommended number of FV servings, similar to the individual health consciousness and the perception of health benefits. The results pave the way for new research that aims to provide useful evidence for the implementation of new strategies to foster people’s FV intake in compliance with the five-a-day recommendation.

Keywords: Fruit and vegetable intake; Risk attitude; Consumer behaviour; Health benefit; Healthy diet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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