Research paper
Provencher V, Jacob R. Impact of perceived healthiness of food on food choices and intake. Current Obesity Reports. 2016;5(1):65-71. doi:10.1007/s13679-016-0192-0. PMID: 26820622.
Why we cite it
A narrative review examining how cognitive factors shape perceived healthiness of food and whether those perceptions translate into actual changes in food choice and intake. Its summary finding: cognitive factors such as type of food and branding ”significantly contribute to judgmental bias and have an impact on perceived healthiness while not consistently or systematically influencing choice and intake”. The not consistently is said of those cognitive factors; the abstract gives no separate finding on whether perceived healthiness itself drives choice. (Corrected 2026-09-10 from ”the link from perception to behavior is inconsistent” and ”a key nuance for the health halo literature”, which read the sentence’s subject as perceived healthiness.) Approximately 74 Semantic Scholar citations (undated count). Referenced by 1 knowledge file as at 2026-09-02 (this read 0 until then) and 1 companion (further-reading reference).
DOI: 10.1007/s13679-016-0192-0 · PubMed 26820622 · Publisher