Table 7.
Attitudes of adults with kid towards healthiness/non-healthiness of (snack) foods (88 Icelanders and 90 Iranians)
| Average scores (1–7)a | Very unhealthy | Very healthy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iranians | Icelanders | Iranians | Icelanders | Iranians | Icelanders | ||
| Is fish a healthy food? | 6.8 ± 0.56 | 6.8 ± 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 86 | |
| Is snack a healthy food? | *** | 3.7 ± 1.47a | 1.8 ± 0.92b | 5 | 53 | 8 | 0 |
| Are food products fortified with fish proteins healthy? | *** | 6.6 ± 0.67a | 4.6 ± 1.33b | 0 | 1 | 70 | 9 |
| Are food products rich in salt healthy? | *** | 1.1 ± 0.22b | 2.0 ± 1.14a | 93 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Are food products rich in trans fat healthy? | 1.7 ± 1.23 | 1.6 ± 1.22 | 68 | 69 | 0 | 1 | |
a1 = very unhealthy, 7 = very healthy. Different small letters show significant difference in the average scores between the groups (****p < 0.001).