Research Article

Relationship between Hedonic Hunger and Health Interest on Habit and Sodium Intake Patterns in Food Consumption

Table 1

Variable and Research Item.

VariableItemNotation

Hedonic hunger (X1)I cannot resist eating delicious food when I see itX11
I worry if my mind concentrates on foodX12
I feel so excited right before I taste my favorite foodX13
I really want to eat something when I hear people talk about delicious foodX14
It is hard for me to resist eating certain food even though I know that it is unhealthyX15
Sometimes when I do my daily activities, I want to eat something that crosses my mind all of sudden.X16
I get more satisfaction when I eatX17
Before I eat my favorite food, my mouth starts to be wateryX18

When I eat a good food, I am very focused on the taste of the foodX19
It is important to me that the food I eat must be deliciousX110
Health interest (X2)I am very conscientious about the health aspects of the food I eatX21
I always adhere to health and dietary balanceX22
It is important for me that my daily diet contains lots of vitamins and mineralsX23
It is important for me that the food I eat contains lots of nutrientsX24
It is important to me that the food I eat contains high proteinX25
Habit (Y1)I love salty foodY11
I love salty snacksY12
When I eat and the food not salty, I add more saltY13
It is very difficult for me to avoid salty foodY14
Eating salty food is an act I do without thinkingY15
I eat salty food before I realize itY16
I try consciously not to eat excessive salty foodY17