Divides over food science tied to personal concerns about eating, health

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Funk, Cary (author) and Kennedy, Brian (author)
    Format:
    Research report
    Publication Date:
    2016
    URL:
    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/01/divides-over-food-science-tied-to-personal-concerns-about-eating-health/
    Published:
    USA: Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11399
    Subject Term:
    attitudes, biotechnology, buying behavior, careers, consumers, credibility (sources), diet, environment, food, information sources, interest groups, labeling, nutrition, participation, policies, politics, scientists, genetic engineering, organic, health, food industry, labels, food policies, trust, adults, health risks, policy making, produce, genetic modification, food issues, and food selection
    Notes:
    9 pages., Online via website., Results of a national survey among U.S. adults suggest that"divides in public opinion over food are encapsulated by how people assess the health effects of two kinds of food: organic and genetically modified (GM) foods. Americans' beliefs about food connect with their personal concerns about the role of food choices in their long term health and well-being."

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