It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that the total diet or overall pattern of food eaten is the most important focus of a healthful eating style. All foods can fit within this pattern, if consumed in moderation with appropriate portion size and combined with regular physical activity. The American Dietetic Association strives to communicate healthful eating messages to the p...

OBJECTIVE To examine associations between food insecurity, excess body weight, psychosocial factors and food behaviours among low-income African-American families. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey of participants in the baseline evaluation of the B'More Healthy Communities for Kids (BHCK) obesity prevention trial. We collected data on socio-economic factors, food source destinations, acquiring f...

The attributes of egg production that elicit values-based responses include the price and availability of eggs, environmental impacts, food safety or health concerns, and animal welfare. Different social groups have distinct interests regarding the sustainability of egg production that reflect these diverse values. Current scientifically based knowledge about how values and attitudes in these g...

False beliefs and memories can affect people's attitudes, at least in the short term. But can they produce real changes in behavior? This study explored whether falsely suggesting to subjects that they had experienced a food-related event in their childhood would lead to a change in their behavior shortly after the suggestion and up to 4 months later. We falsely suggested to 180 subjects that, ...

Insects as food is a recommended cultural shift by the FAO, especially among Western consumers. The objective of this study to understand those elements, which can most contribute explaining desire eat insects food. There-fore, we evaluated people's knowledge and beliefs about benefits deriving from farming consumption insects, for health man plan-et. Furthermore, investigated perceived credibi...

Biotechnology is an enormously expanding discipline with various applications in the medical, agricultural and food sector. The use of genetic modification technology in food production is only one example, nevertheless a very important one. It offers new perspectives for product development, cost reduction and environmental protection. According to the White Paper, modern biotechnology include...

This study aims to develop the Halal Food Literacy scale (HFL) concept and measurement. The of HFL in this is based on literacy for consumers. In case, SDGs are theoretical basis building concept. Cognitive aspects related Bloom's Taxonomy were used as compiling includes four stages: developing, compiling, describing literature studies, interviews, discussions with experts scholars, drafting it...

ISSUE ADDRESSED despite the evidence showing the negative influences of food marketing on children's dietary beliefs and behaviours, and risk of adiposity, regulatory action to limit unhealthy food marketing has made little progress within Australia. Our aim was to describe and critically examine the Australian Food and Grocery Council's (AFGC) approach to self-regulate food marketing to Austra...

Obesity is a major public health problem, but despite much research into its causes, scientists have largely neglected to examine laypeople's personal beliefs about it. Such naive beliefs are important because they guide actual goal-directed behaviors. In a series of studies across five countries on three continents, we found that people mainly believed either that obesity is caused by a lack o...