Objective: To discuss healthy diet from a psychological perspective by considering
definitions of healthy diet in terms of consumer understanding; the health effects of specific …

The probability that fruit ingestion may protect human health is an intriguing vision and has
been studied around the world. Therefore, fruits are universally promoted as healthy. Over …

This contribution in the “Best (but Oft-Forgotten) Practices” series considers mediation
analysis. A mediator (sometimes referred to as an intermediate variable, surrogate endpoint …

Background Diet-related environmental and policy interventions are being advocated at a
population level because individual change is more likely to be facilitated and sustained if …

There is interest in the hypothesis that social norms are a determinant of healthy and
unhealthy dietary practices. The objective of our work was to assess the weight of evidence …

The primary goal of this paper is to summarise current evidence on social relations and
health, specifically how social integration and social support are related to health behaviors …

Background Social norms are theoretically hypothesized to influence health-related
behaviors such as physical activity and eating behaviors. However, empirical evidence …

Background Accumulating evidence suggests that fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) plays a
protective role against major diseases. Despite this protective role and the obesity pandemic …

Mindful eating may be an effective intervention for increasing awareness of hunger and
satiety cues, improving eating regulation and dietary patterns, reducing symptoms of …

Objective: This study tested whether an intervention that combined information with self-
regulation strategies had a better effect on eating fruits and vegetables than an information …