Despite growing interest in the use of insects as food, uptake of insect-based foods in Europe is low. Existing research into Western consumer acceptance of insects as food tends to emphasise the role of individual cognition in food choice at the expense of social or contextual factors, and typically frames consumer acceptance as a general issue, rather than relevant only for relatively few ear...

The aims of the present study were to examine and compare dietary patterns in adults using cluster and factor analyses and to examine the format of the dietary variables on the pattern solutions (i.e. expressed as grams/day (g/d) of each food group or as the percentage contribution to total energy intake). Food intake data were derived from the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey 1997-9...

This study investigated the relationship between taste sensitivity, the frequency and the preference for eating foods rich in zinc, dietary habits, and restrained eating among Japanese female undergraduate students. Forty-three subjects between the ages of 20 and 22 participated in this study. After a taste-sensitivity test for sweetness and saltiness the students completed a food list indicati...

BACKGROUND The contemporary Scottish diet is unhealthy and a risk factor for poor health outcomes including obesity. Over a third of Scottish children are at risk of being overweight or obese, and there have been calls to strengthen the evidence base on the role of the food retail environment around schools in influencing the consumption of unhealthy foods. METHODS We examined the food retail...

BACKGROUND Few studies have focused on the relationship between the retail food environment and household food supplies. This study examines spatial access to retail food stores, food shopping habits, and nutrients available in household food supplies among 50 Mexican-origin families residing in Texas border colonias. METHODS The design was cross-sectional; data were collected in the home Mar...

There is an epidemic raging in the industrialized world that is driving explosive growth in a multi billion dollar segment of the consumer electronics market. This epidemic is poor health, caused by a sedentary lifestyle, over-consumption of convenience foods, and an aging baby boomer generation. As a consequence, there is a growing demand for consumer grade medical devices – gadgets that enabl...

BACKGROUND Use of ultra-processed foods has expanded rapidly over the last decades and high consumption has been positively associated with risk of e.g. overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Ultra-processed foods offer convenience as they require minimal time for preparation. It is therefore reasonable to assume that such foods are consumed more often among people who experience time scarcit...

BACKGROUND The consumption of foods, especially by children, may be determined by the types of foods that are available in the home. Because most studies use a single point of data collection to determine the types of foods in the home, which can miss the change in availability when resources are not available, the primary objective of this study was to determine the extent to which the weekly ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine childhood cancer survivors' barriers to increasing exercise and consuming less fat and more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and calcium-rich foods. DESIGN Mailed survey. SETTING Cases from a comprehensive cancer center. SAMPLE Convenience sample of 144 childhood cancer survivors aged 13-35 years identified through previous research. Surveys were return...