Nutrition knowledge is a prerequisite for processing nutrition-related information when making food choices. Insight … into determinants of nutrition knowledge is important both for designing measures aimed at increasing levels of nutrition … nutrition knowledge with regard to dietary recommendations, sources of nutrients, and calorie content of food and drink products …

Laboratory studies have documented that women often respond less favorably to competition than men. Conditional on … competition. This means that few women enter and win competitions. We review studies that examine the robustness of these … toward competition. Gender differences in risk aversion, however, seem to play a smaller and less robust role. We conclude by …