Factors Influencing Current Beliefs about Dairy and Lactose Intolerance among University Students
Roca-Barceló, Aina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia)
Saez, Marc (Universitat de Girona. Departament d'Economia)
Coenders, Germà (Universitat de Girona. Departament d'Economia)
Solanas i Garcia, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia)

Date:	2018
Abstract:	Purpose: The aim of the present study was to identify factors that influence beliefs about dairy and lactose intolerance (LI) and to describe the regionalisme of this influence. Design and methods: An online questionnaire-based study of university students from Catalonia, Spain (n5196) and Hordaland, Norway (n5132) was used. We used standardised factor scores as a continuous measure of beliefs and analysed their association with diferent factors using a linear mixed model, stratified by region. Findings: In Hordaland, only socio-demographic variables were associated with beliefs, suggesting a positive influence of social norms, probably driven by a stable and long tradition of dairy consumption and low LI prevalence. In Catalonia, participants enrolled in a Masters or a health-related discipline scored higher, suggesting an active acquisition of beliefs.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Dairy ; Lactose intolerance ; Beliefs ; Norway ; Spain
Published in:	International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health, Vol. 10, n. 2 (april 2018) , ISSN 2042-5988

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