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Willingness to pay for personalised nutrition across Europe
Fischer, A.R.H. Berezowska, A. van der Lans, I.A. Ronteltap, A. Rankin, A. Kuznesof, S. PoÃnhos, R. Stewart-Knox, Barbara Frewer, L.J.
Fischer, A.R.H.
Berezowska, A.
van der Lans, I.A.
Ronteltap, A.
Rankin, A.
Kuznesof, S.
PoÃnhos, R.
Stewart-Knox, Barbara
Frewer, L.J.
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2016-04-11
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This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in European Journal of Public Health following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Fischer ARH, Berezowska A, van der Lans IA et al (2016) Willingness to pay for personalised nutrition across Europe. European Journal of Public Health, is available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw045.
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Abstract
Personalised nutrition (PN) may promote public health. PN involves dietary advice based on
individual characteristics of end users and can for example be based on lifestyle, blood and/or DNA profiling.
Currently, PN is not refunded by most health insurance or health care plans. Improved public health is contingent
on individual consumers being willing to pay for the service. Methods: A survey with a representative sample from
the general population was conducted in eight European countries (N = 8233). Participants reported their will-
25 ingness to pay (WTP) for PN based on lifestyle information, lifestyle and blood information, and lifestyle and DNA
information. WTP was elicited by contingent valuation with the price of a standard, non-PN advice used as
reference. Results: About 30% of participants reported being willing to pay more for PN than for non-PN
advice. They were on average prepared to pay about 150% of the reference price of a standard, non-personalised
advice, with some differences related to socio-demographic factors. Conclusion: There is a potential market for PN
30 compared to non-PN advice, particularly among men on higher incomes. These findings raise questions to what
extent personalized nutrition can be left to the market or should be incorporated into public health programs
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Fischer ARH, Berezowska A, van der Lans IA et al (2016) Willingness to pay for personalised nutrition across Europe. European Journal of Public Health. 26(4): 640-644.
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