Dietary fat: sources of information used by men
Ankeny, K.; Oakland, M.J.; Terry, R.D.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 91(9): 1116-1117
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-8223 PMID: 1918766 Document Number: 379950
Of the 1.25 million heart attacks reported each year in the United States, two thirds occur in men. Health and government organizations have attempted to promote dietary behaviors that may reduce heart disease risk. However, national dietary surveys indicate that most American men fail to follow many of these dietary recommendations, including reduction of dietary fat. Moreover, studies suggest that men are less likely than women to believe in the efficacy of dietary recommendations. The purpose of our research was to determine the communication sources most likely to be used by men who have adopted dietary behaviors to reduce dietary fat.