Table A2.

Factor analysis results of healthy eating, interest in healthy eating, and health concern (N = 499).

	Perception	Median	Mean	SD	Factor Loading	Cronbach’s Alpha
Healthy Eating						0.74
HE.1	I eat a variety of foods originating mainly from plants, rather than animals	4	4.3	1.76	0.62
HE.3	I eat a variety of vegetables and fruits, at least 0.9 lb (400 g) per day or 5 portions per day	4	4.2	1.62	0.72
HE.4	I control my fat intake and replace most saturated fats with unsaturated vegetable oils or soft margarines	3	3.5	1.61	0.72
HE.5	I replace fatty meat and meat products with beans, legumes, lentils, fish, poultry or lean meat	3	3.6	1.92	0.73
HE.6	I select foods that are low in sugar, limiting the frequency of intake of sugary drinks and sweets	4	4.2	1.84	0.62
HE.7	I control my salt intake and limit adding salt to my meals	4	3.7	1.80	0.55
Interest in Healthy Eating						0.77
IHE.1	I always follow a healthy and balanced diet	4	4.0	1.50	0.90
IHE.2	I am very particular about the healthiness of food	4	3.8	1.54	0.90
Health Concern						0.86
HC.1	Health is very important to me	6	5.5	1.35	0.92
HC.2	I care a lot about health	5	5.4	1.42	0.94
HC.3	I appreciate healthy food very much	5	5.0	1.58	0.80

Note: Participants were asked to indicate their opinion on the statements based on a 7-semantic scale (1 = does not apply to me at all, 7 = fully apply to me). Item HE.2 (“I eat bread, grains, pasta, rice or potatoes several times per day”) were taken off before performing final factor analysis.