ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Evolving Food Choices Among the Urban Indian Middle-Class: A Qualitative Study.
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Abstract
One of the leading risk factors for an escalating obesity burden in India is non-nutritious choices. Underpinned by the nutrition transition theory, this qualitative inquiry was designed to understand the urban middle-class Indian consumers' views about processed foods and rapidly changing food choices. The study consisted of two phases, the first phase consisted of focus group discussions pertaining to the definition and conception of processed foods and the second phase consisted of interviews regarding the changing food environment. A convenience sample of Indian consumers aged 40-65 years were recruited from Mumbai and Kochi to participate in focus group discussions (FGD1 - nine participants and FGD2 - seven participants) and semi-structured face-to-face interviews (
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