Barriers to Healthy Eating Amongst Men : A Qualitative Analysis  

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Gough, Brendan ; Conner, Mark T.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 2 (Jan. 2006), page 387-395.
Topik: healthy; Uk; men's health; masculinity; ehalth eating; qualitative; health promotion

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Currently little is known about the meanings men attach to food or to the links between food and health. The burgeoning literature on men's health highlights forms of masculinity (e.g. risk taking, invulnerability) as a factor (negatively) influencing men's health practices. The aim of this study was to provide an anaysis of men's accounts of food and health using concepts pertaining to masculinity. We report on a qualitative analysis of a dataset comprising 24 interviews with UK men from a range of age and social class group. Our findings suggest two principal barriers to healthy eating in men, cynicism about government health emssages and a rejection of health food on grounds of poor taste and inavility to satisfy. These findings are discussed in relation to masculine ideals such as rationality, autonomy and strength. The implications of our analysis for future research and men's health promotion policy are discussed.

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