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Seeing is believing: How front-of-pack food imagery shapes parents’ perceptions of child-oriented snack foods 眼见为实：包装正面的食品形象如何塑造父母对儿童休闲食品的看法。

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107804

Helen G. Dixon , Anh Tran , Meg O. Allan , Hannah R. Capes , Cassandra L. Hayward

Child-oriented snack foods often display front-of-pack images suggesting they are natural or wholesome, yet many of these products are ultra-processed and nutrient poor. This study investigated parent's perceptions in response to common forms of front-of-pack food imagery on child-orientated snacks. An online experiment comprising four between-subjects food image conditions (no image; food photo; food cartoon; cartoon of children gardening) and two within-subjects snack type conditions (fruit; vegetable) was conducted with N = 800 Australian adult parents/guardians of children aged 4–10 years. Participants viewed packaged snacks then rated them on visual appeal, perceived healthfulness, suitability for their child, and purchase intentions. For each outcome, 4 (between-subjects) x 2 (within-subjects) mixed ANOVAs were performed, with significant main effects explored using post-hoc pairwise t-tests with Bonferroni adjustment. The extent to which perception metrics predicted purchase intention within each condition was examined using multiple regression analyses. Participants perceived snacks displaying food photographs as healthier compared to all other conditions. When children's snacks displayed food photos, participants perceived the snack as more suitable for their child and showed stronger intentions to purchase the product than when cartoon children were displayed. Participants preferred fruit over vegetable snacks across all metrics, particularly when the picture was photorealistic. Visual appeal was the only perception metric that consistently predicted purchase intention across conditions. Findings provide clear evidence that parent's perceptions and purchase intentions towards children's snack foods are enhanced by pictures displayed on the packaging. Policy to regulate food packaging should require that foods depicted on the packaging accurately reflect product ingredients, particularly where whole foods are represented, and the actual ingredients are highly processed and no longer provide the nutrition of whole foods.

面向儿童的休闲食品通常会在包装前展示天然或健康的图像，但其中许多产品都是超加工的，营养不良。本研究调查了家长对儿童零食包装前食品形象的常见形式的看法。在线实验包括四种受试者之间的食物图像条件(无图像；食物的照片;食物卡通;儿童园艺卡通)和两个主题内小吃类型条件(水果；蔬菜)对N=800名4-10岁儿童的澳大利亚成年父母/监护人进行了研究。参与者观看了包装好的零食，然后对它们的视觉吸引力、健康程度、适合孩子的程度和购买意愿进行了评分。对于每个结果，进行了4（受试者间）x 2（受试者内）混合方差分析，使用Bonferroni调整的事后两两t检验探讨了显著的主效应。在何种程度上，感知指标预测购买意愿在每个条件下进行了检验，使用多元回归分析。参与者认为，与其他所有条件相比，展示食物照片的零食更健康。当儿童零食展示食物照片时，参与者认为这种零食更适合他们的孩子，并且比展示卡通儿童时表现出更强的购买意愿。在所有指标中，参与者都更喜欢水果而不是蔬菜零食，尤其是在照片逼真的情况下。视觉吸引力是唯一在不同条件下一致预测购买意愿的感知指标。研究结果提供了明确的证据，表明家长对儿童休闲食品的认知和购买意愿会因包装上的图片而增强。规范食品包装的政策应该要求包装上描绘的食品准确反映产品成分，特别是在代表全食品的情况下，实际成分经过高度加工，不再提供全食品的营养。

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Food insecurity coping strategies in conflict affected areas of northeastern Ethiopia

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107889

Dawit Bezabih Eshetu, Mehretie Belay, Simachew Bantigegn

Albeit various factors are responsible for the rise of food insecurity and hunger at the global level, conflict has been identified as a key driver. The recurrent conflict in most developing countries leaves food insecurity a serious concern. Though little is known, the fact that many households in the conflict-affected areas are considered to be food insecure raises the question of how these households survive conflict-induced food insecurity. This study therefore, assessed the copping strategies employed by households in conflict affected areas of north eastern Ethiopia. Data were collected using questionnaire survey on 388 households, nine Focus Group Discussion, and 15 key informant interviews. Mixed research design was employed. The major finding of the study revealed that food insecurity were high (66.5%) during the conflict time. Compared to urban households, rural households are more vulnerable to food insecurity in the conflict affected areas. Similarly, female headed households were more food insecure than male headed households in the conflict context. Additionally, eight major categories of coping strategies were identified. Some of the strategies implemented in the conflict affected study areas for example fasting, and eating traditional foods usually were unique to the conflict contexts. Relying on the economic conditions of the nations, copping strategies practiced by households in the conflict affected area differ from country to country.

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Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life.

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107891

Beyza Ustun-Elayan, Jacqueline Blissett, Judith Covey, Benoist Schaal, Nadja Reissland

Mammalian chemosensory experience begins in utero, where fetuses are exposed to odors and tastes from the mother's diet. Although the effects of prenatal flavor exposure in humans have been investigated postnatally in infant behaviors, longitudinal follow-up studies of fetal and neonatal responses are lacking. To address this, we compared fetal and neonatal facial reactions to specific odors by asking mothers to consume a single calorie-controlled encapsulated dose of powdered kale (n = 14) or a carrot (n = 18) before 4D ultrasound scans at 32 and 36 gestational weeks. Following the 36-week scan, mothers consumed the capsules daily for three consecutive weeks. Results indicated that neonates (mean age = 3.06 weeks) showed a decreased frequency of cry-face, and an increased frequency of laughter-face gestalts in response to the odor stimulus experienced prenatally, regardless of associated taste profile (bitter or non-bitter). These results suggest that repeated chemosensory experience in utero can reduce the aversive hedonic responses of fetuses and shape postnatal memory of the in utero experienced odor. This suggests that prenatal chemosensory mechanisms may have the potential to promote healthy eating habits after birth.

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Examining how sociocultural appearance pressures relate to positive and negative facets of body image and eating behaviors in adolescents: An exploratory person-centered approach

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107890

Carolanne Tanguay , Kheana Barbeau , Geneviève Lavigne , Noémie Carbonneau

The present study explored how patterns of sociocultural appearance pressures were linked to positive and negative facets of body image and eating behaviors in an adolescent sample (N = 438). Latent profile analyses indicated three distinct subgroups of perceived sociocultural appearance-related pressures: a Generalized-Pressure profile (28.8%) (moderate pressure from mother, father, and peers, and relatively high pressure from the media), a High-Media-Pressure profile (38.8%) (low pressure from mother, father, peers, and relatively high pressure from the media), and a Low-Pressure profile (32.4%) (low pressure from all sources). Overall, adolescents in the Generalized-Pressure profile reported a less positive relationship with food and their bodies (i.e., higher internalization of the thin ideal, body dissatisfaction, and bulimia symptoms, and lower body esteem and intuitive eating) than adolescents in the High-Media-Pressure profile, who exhibited poorer outcomes than those in the Low-Pressure profile. These findings highlight the importance of exploring how sociocultural appearance pressures from various sources combine in distinct ways, and how these configurations relate to different aspects of body image and eating behaviors in adolescents.

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Disgust, pleasure, and convenience in fast-food consumption: Perspectives from Danish middle-class parents

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107858

Camilla Hoff-Jørgensen , Jonatan Leer

Family meals are an important topic in food consumption research linked to health, care, morality, etc. Recent consumer surveys show that home cooking and family eating patterns are under pressure due to increasingly busy everyday family lives. Here, fast food meals offer a practical solution. However, several studies in the Danish context (and in other geographical areas) highlight a strong moral ideal among middle-class families to produce healthy and home-cooked meals, which should render fast food illegitimate. This study builds on these studies on food, moralities, and parenting, and the purpose is to explore Danish middle-class parents' attitudes about going to multinational fast-food chains and how they navigate dilemmas around practical and moral issues. Additionally, we explore how new, seemingly more exclusive food products at a multinational fast-food chain in Denmark impact parents’ views.

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with n = 17 Danish middle-class parents who had been to a multinational fast-food chain in 2021 as a new series of “quality” burgers designed by Michelin chefs was introduced. Our findings show that all participants demonstrated some degree of moral concern about fast-food consumption. These concerns result in strong, affective narratives of disgust and compensation strategies for the most troubled. More particularly, we argue that the consumption of fast food is (1) closely embedded in family rituals, and (2) it entails a meal negotiation between children's pleasure and adults' disgust (particularly mothers' disgust) for most participants. Finally, (3) we highlight that the availability of ‘novel’ products more closely aligned with Danish middle-class ideals and aspirations around food, like the fine dining chefs, Chefs' Burgers (CB), make those disputes easier for most parents. Others react negatively to the campaign.

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Corrigendum to "Mindful eating is associated with a better diet quality in the NutriNet-Santé study" [Appetite 206 (2025) 107797].

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107887

Pauline Paolassini-Guesnier, Marion Van Beekum, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Julia Baudry, Bernard Srour, Alice Bellicha, Rebecca Shankland, Angélique Rodhain, Christophe Leys, Serge Hercberg, Mathilde Touvier, Benjamin Allès, Sandrine Péneau

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Goal-framing theory and sustainable food choices: Leveraging spillover to activate moral goals

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107886

Sebastian Isbanner , David Fechner , Sophie Attwood

Transitioning to plant-dominant dishes in the growing meal kit delivery market could significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emission footprint of the sector. However, many consumers choose meat-based options without considering plant-based alternatives when ordering food online. This scenario-based survey experiment with 669 consumers tested whether an environmental message between lunch and dinner would increase stated plant-based dinner choices. The findings show that the environmental message significantly increased plant-based dinner selections through two pathways. For consumers who chose a plant-based lunch, the message reinforced their environmental identity, leading to more plant-based dinner choices. The message induced cognitive dissonance for those who chose a meat-based lunch, increasing the likelihood of choosing plant-based dinner options. These results indicate that an environmental message can effectively influence meal choices through different mechanisms, offering a cost-effective strategy for practitioners and policymakers to promote environmentally sustainable dining habits in the online meal kit delivery sector.

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Association between executive function and food addiction among children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107884

Lun Meng , Na Li , Qiang Chen , Shu Yang , Xiaodong Zang , Jinhua Lu , Sidong Li , Yuhong Xiong , Ruishu Zhang , Xueya Xiao , Mingwu Chen , Guifeng Xu

Objectives

To examine the prevalence of food addiction (FA) among children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to explore the association between executive function and FA.

Study design

This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 1021 children and adolescents aged 6–18 years and their parents participated in this study and completed the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale, Yale Food Addiction Scale and Executive Function Behavior Rating Scale.

Results

Among the 1021 children, 139 had both a parent-reported diagnosis of ADHD and met the cutoffs of the VADPRS score; 99 were considered to have food addiction (FA) according to their YFAS scores. After adjusting for age, sex, family income level, parental education level, paternal accompaniment time (hours per week the father spent with the child), maternal accompaniment time (hours per week the mother spent with the child), weekly exercise time, weekday screen time, and sleep time, children with ADHD had significantly higher FA scores compared to children without ADHD (B coefficient = 1.66; 95% CI = 0.19–3.12; p = 0.027). Additionally, FA scores increased with each quartile of executive function level, showing stronger associations at higher levels. Specifically, the B coefficients were 1.01 (95% CI = −0.29–2.30, p = 0.13) for the second quartile, 3.78 (95% CI = 2.49–5.08, p < 0.001) for the third quartile, and 7.18 (95% CI = 5.89–8.47, p < 0.001) for the fourth quartile.

Conclusions

In this cross-sectional study, we found a higher prevalence of FA, as well as a significant association between executive function and FA in children and adolescents with ADHD. These findings provide a new perspective for the early prevention of FA in children with ADHD.

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Fostering community discussion about climate with layers of life ice cream

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Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107876

Danielle L. Eiseman , Lynn M. Johnson

This study builds upon previous work suggesting food may increase concerns about climate change, even across political ideologies. Previous work examined whether reading about climate impacts on food increased concern about climate change, compared to reading about climate impacts on weather. The current paper goes beyond reading about climate impacts, to explore the potential for food experiences, such as tasting novel ice cream, to increase people's concerns about climate change. The literature has shown science curiosity and political ideology often influence public concern about climate change, but there is little study examining food experience. Participants at multiple local outdoor events and university students were offered a free 2-ounce sample of the Layers of Life ice cream, inspired by a local museum exhibit of the same name. The ice cream sample and story about the ice cream served was an engagement, or “hook” for encouraging the public to speak with researchers about climate change. After tasting the ice cream, participants were asked if they were willing to complete a survey, assessing science curiosity, psychological food involvement, and concern about climate change, as well as key demographics. Despite the novel food experience, our results show political ideology still heavily influences concerns about climate change, but science curiosity and dimensions of identity associated with food involvement also contribute to these concerns. Identity dimensions with food involvement may be a helpful way to promote more concern and thus action for climate change.

这项研究是在以往研究的基础上进行的，以往的研究表明，食物可能会增加人们对气候变化的担忧，即使是不同的政治意识形态也是如此。与阅读气候对天气的影响相比，以前的工作研究了阅读气候对食物的影响是否会增加人们对气候变化的关注。本论文不仅探讨了阅读气候影响方面的文章，还探讨了品尝新奇冰淇淋等食物体验增加人们对气候变化关注的可能性。文献表明，科学好奇心和政治意识形态往往会影响公众对气候变化的关注，但很少有研究对食物体验进行考察。受当地博物馆同名展览的启发，当地多个户外活动的参与者和大学生免费获得了 2 盎司的 "生命层次 "冰淇淋样品。冰激凌样品和关于冰激凌的故事是鼓励公众与研究人员讨论气候变化问题的一个 "钩子"。品尝完冰淇淋后，参与者被问及是否愿意完成一项调查，以评估对科学的好奇心、对食物的心理参与、对气候变化的关注以及主要的人口统计数据。尽管有了新奇的食物体验，但我们的结果显示，政治意识形态仍然在很大程度上影响着人们对气候变化的担忧，但科学好奇心和与食物参与相关的身份维度也会导致这些担忧。与食物相关的身份维度可能是促进人们更加关注气候变化并进而采取行动的一种有效方式。

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The physiological mechanisms underlying consumer preferences towards organic food

IF 4.6 2区医学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Appetite

Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.107865

Giulia D'Adamo , Giulia Andreani , Martina Ardizzi , Francesca Ferroni , Doriana De Marco , Daniele Asioli , Giovanni Sogari , Maria Alessandra Umiltà

Previous research has shown that organic food labeling may lead consumers to biased processing of their preferences, the physiological mechanisms behind this phenomenon are not understood. For the first time, this manuscript combines consumer valuation and physiological measures to investigate the explicit and implicit preference dimensions of organic food. The explicit dimension was measured using the expected and actual degree of liking of two identical – but differently labeled – pear juices (organic and non-organic) while the implicit dimension was measured using the activity of the mylohyoid muscle (MM) and the 3D kinematics of the hand, and arm movements. Our findings reveal that the MM was activated during the pre-action phase, where participants observed the organic-labeled product, which suggests a selective anticipatory motor preparation. Moreover, kinematic analyses indicated that participants reached for the organic-labeled pear juice with a shorter reaction time and with more targeted grasping movements compared to the non-organic-labeled juice. In addition, the presence of the organic label significantly influenced consumers' degree of liking. Using this novel approach, these results contribute to a better understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying consumers’ behaviors toward organic food products.

以往的研究表明，有机食品标签可能会导致消费者对其偏好的处理出现偏差，但这种现象背后的生理机制尚不清楚。本手稿首次将消费者评价和生理测量相结合，研究了有机食品的显性和隐性偏好维度。显性偏好维度是通过对两种相同但标签不同的梨汁（有机和非有机）的预期和实际喜爱程度来测量的，而隐性偏好维度则是通过腮腺肌（MM）的活动以及手和手臂运动的三维运动学来测量的。我们的研究结果表明，在行动前阶段，即参与者观察有机标签产品的阶段，MM 被激活，这表明参与者进行了选择性的预期运动准备。此外，运动学分析表明，与无有机标签的梨汁相比，参与者伸手抓取有机标签梨汁的反应时间更短，抓取动作更有针对性。此外，有机标签的存在明显影响了消费者的喜爱程度。利用这种新方法，这些结果有助于更好地理解消费者对有机食品行为的生理机制。

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