NOW vs LATER brain circuits: implications for obesity and addiction

ND Volkow, RD Baler - Trends in neurosciences, 2015 - cell.com
Balancing behaviors that provide a reward NOW versus behaviors that provide an
advantage LATER is critical for survival. We propose a model in which dopamine (DA) can …

Are front-of-pack labels a health policy tool?

L Muzzioli, C Penzavecchia, LM Donini, A Pinto - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
To stem the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity, front-
of-pack labels (FOPLs) have been developed since 1989. Whereas several countries have …

Are organic consumers preferring or avoiding foods with nutrition and health claims?

J Aschemann-Witzel, N Maroscheck… - Food Quality and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Consumers of organic food name health motives as an important driver of their choice.
Interestingly, triggering health motives in food choice is exactly the reason why nutrition and …

Pursuing a low meat diet to improve both health and sustainability: how can we use the frames that shape our meals?

J de Boer, H Aiking - Ecological economics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper adds to the food, health and sustainability literature by examining the content,
merits, and limitations of a frame-based approach to assist consumers on the path to a …

A social cost-benefit analysis of meat taxation and a fruit and vegetables subsidy for a healthy and sustainable food consumption in the Netherlands

MJ Broeks, S Biesbroek, EAB Over, PF Van Gils… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Implementation of food taxes or subsidies may promote healthier and a more
sustainable diet in a society. This study estimates the effects of a tax (15% or 30%) on meat …

The perception of food products in adolescents, lay adults, and experts: A psychometric approach.

S Perkovic, T Otterbring, C Schärli… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Almost 40% of global mortality is attributable to an unhealthy diet, and adolescents and
young adults are particularly affected by growing obesity rates. How do (young) people …

Effect of perceptual differences on consumer purchase intention of natural functional food

G Rezai, PK Teng, MN Shamsudin… - … of Agribusiness in …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The concept of functional foods is not new to the Malaysian people. Functional
foods as traditional medicine have made tremendous contributions over the past couple of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of abstract and concrete communication on moral signalling and purchase intention of upcycled food products

D Taufik, R Rood, H Dagevos, EP Bouwman… - Cleaner and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing consumer adoption of upcycled food products contributes to making the food
system more resource efficient and to transitioning towards a circular economy. Yet, it is …

How would you define healthy food? Social representations of Brazilian, French and Spanish dietitians and young laywomen

MCMP Gaspar, AM Garcia, C Larrea-Killinger - Appetite, 2020 - Elsevier
The perception that food affects our health has increased over the past fifty years in
industrialised Western countries. The notion of “healthy food” has become ubiquitous in …

Food practices as situated action: exploring and designing for everyday food practices with households

R Comber, J Hoonhout, A Van Halteren… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
Household food practices are complex. Many people are unable to effectively respond to
challenges in their food environment to maintain diets considered to be in line with national …