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Taste Perception and Food Choices

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2012
ABSTRACTObjectives:The extent to which variation in taste perception influences food preferences is, to date, controversial. Bitterness in food triggers an innate aversion that is responsible for dietary restriction in children. We investigated the association among genetic variations in bitter receptor TAS2R38 and food choices in healthy children in ...
Negri R, Di Feola M, Di Domenico S, Scala MG, Artesi G, Valente S, Smarrazzo A, Turco F, Morini G, GRECO, LUIGI   +9 more
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Modelling consumers' choice of novel food.

PLoS ONE, 2023
A variety of approaches to reducing the environmental impact of food production and consumption are being explored including technological solutions, such as food produced via biotechnological processes.
Dawne Skinner, John Blake
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Information Customization and Food Choice [PDF]

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2015
AbstractIn this article, we employ a hypothetical discrete choice experiment to examine how much consumers are willing to pay to use technology to customize their food shopping. We conjecture that customized information provision can aid in the composition of a healthier shop.
Balcombe K, Fraser I M, Lowe B T, Souza Monteiro D   +3 more
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DETERMINANTS OF FOOD CHOICE IN OBESITY

The Indonesian Journal of Public Health, 2020
The prevalence of obesity is increasing at all ages in Indonesia. Obesity does not only cause health complications, such as dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoarthritis but also has a negative effect on a countr’s socioeconomic ...
Nur Aisiyah Widjaja, Rendi Aji Prihaningtyas   +1 more
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Research on Influencing Factors of Food Choice and Food Consumption

Foods, 2023
Nowadays, most consumers are well aware of what makes up a healthy and sustainable diet [...]
Maggie Geuens
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Food choice and consumer concerns about animal welfare in Ireland [PDF]

, 2002
End of Project ReportConsumer concerns about farm animal welfare and the impact of these concerns on food choice in Ireland were investigated. The aim was to identify and analyse the nature and level of consumer concern.
Cowan, Cathal, McIntyre, Bridin, Meehan, Hilary   +2 more
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Food pricing and consumer choice

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Summary This policy and practice brief summarizes input from over 95 participants in the Fruit and Vege­table (Veggie) Policy Convening hosted by A Red Circle and University of Missouri Extension over two and a half days in February 2024. The purpose
Erica Williams, Participants of the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Policy Convening, Lyndsey Ellis, Sagata Chatterjee, Thi Nguyen, Sarah Anderson   +5 more
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Barriers and Facilitators in Preparation and Consumption of African Indigenous Vegetables: A Qualitative Exploration From Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Malnutrition and food security continue to be major concerns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Western Kenya, it is estimated that the double burden of malnutrition impacts 19% of adults and 13–17% of households.
Emily V. Merchant, Emily V. Merchant, Martins Odendo, Christine Ndinya, Naman Nyabinda, Norah Maiyo, Shauna Downs, Shauna Downs, Daniel J. Hoffman, Daniel J. Hoffman, James E. Simon, James E. Simon   +11 more
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Food choice in the laboratory pigeon [PDF]

Behavioural Processes, 2012
Although food reward plays a large role in learning and behavioral experiments, there have been few studies examining the most motivating food reward for pigeons. Brown (1969) found that pigeons had a tendency to prefer peas, while Killeen et al. (1993) found pigeons to prefer peas and popcorn in Experiment 1A.
Traci, Biedermann, Dennis, Garlick, Aaron P, Blaisdell   +2 more
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“Sometimes You Get Good Ones, and Sometimes You Get Not-so-Good Ones”: Vendors’ and Consumers’ Strategies to Identify and Mitigate Food Safety Risks in Urban Nigeria

Foods, 2022
This paper uses detailed data from in-depth interviews with consumers (n = 47) and vendors (n = 37) in three traditional markets in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
Stella Nordhagen, James Lee, Nwando Onuigbo-Chatta, Augustine Okoruwa, Eva Monterrosa, Elisabetta Lambertini, Gretel H. Pelto   +6 more
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