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The prevalence and determinants of food neophobia among adolescents and young adults in Zimbabwe
Background: Food neophobia is defined as the fear of trying new foods. Food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are changing requiring a shift back to promoting the consumption of traditional or underutilized food species “novel foods”.
ST Dzvukamanja, P Chopera, TM Matsungo
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Acute High Fat Diet Consumption Activates the Mesolimbic Circuit and Requires Orexin Signaling in a Mouse Model [PDF]
Overconsumption of palatable energy-dense foods has negative health implications and it is associated with obesity andseveral eating disorders. Currently, little is known about the neuronal circuitries activated by the acute ingestion of arewarding ...
Patrone, Anabela +3 more
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Food Neophobia in Preschool Children
Food neophobia is generally considered as the reluctance to eat or the avoidance of new foods. Neophobia is not a permanent aversion to new food; acceptance can be promoted by repeated exposure or modeling the intake of the rejected food product.The study followed a number of 168 children aged between 2 and 5 years.
Dalia Dop, Elena Carmen Niculescu
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani +6 more
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Identifying reliable traits across laboratory mouse exploration arenas: A meta-analysis [PDF]
This study is a meta-analysis of 367 mice from a collection of behaviour neuroscience and behaviour genetic studies run in the same lab in Zurich, Switzerland.
Hans-Peter Lipp +2 more
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Licking Microstructure Reveals Rapid Attenuation of Neophobia [PDF]
Many animals hesitate when initially consuming a novel food and increase their consumption of that food between the first and second sessions of access-a process termed attenuation of neophobia (AN). AN has received attention as a model of learning and memory; it has been suggested that plasticity resulting from an association of the novel tastant with
Kevin J, Monk +3 more
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ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor +3 more
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Background Child food neophobia, i.e., rejection or avoidance of novel foods at a young age, is a prevalent nutrition problem that affects the quality of children’s diet and impedes the development of healthy food preferences.
Agnieszka Sorokowska +7 more
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Social marketing campaigns are widely used to inform, educate, communicate, and promote healthy behaviors that add benefits to the individual, but also to society and the environment.
Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniș +4 more
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ABSTRACT Food systems have a significant impact on environmental sustainability, underscoring the need for innovative technologies to support more sustainable agricultural methods. However, the adoption of these technologies hinges on consumer acceptance, making the analysis of consumer perceptions essential.
Greta Castellini, Guendalina Graffigna
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