AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107821
Sarah C Galway, Kimberley L Gammage
{"title":"An examination of the effect of exposure to calories on menus on body-related self-conscious emotions: Continuing the investigation beyond body dissatisfaction.","authors":"Sarah C Galway, Kimberley L Gammage","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107821","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mandatory calorie labelling on restaurant menus has been implemented in several Western countries. The purpose of the present study was to examine direct and indirect effects of the exposure to calorie information on menus on body-related shame, guilt, and hubristic pride. Self-compassion was examined as a moderator, and self-objectification was examined as a mediator. Men and women (N = 359, mean age = 42 years) were recruited on Prolific for a study examining \"self-perceptions and menu choices\". Participants were randomly assigned to view a menu with or without calorie information and select a hypothetical meal. Exposure to calories on menus statistically significantly predicted higher body-related shame, but not body-related guilt or body-related hubristic pride. Self-objectification did not mediate the relationship between exposure to calories on menus and body-related shame, guilt, or hubristic pride. Self-compassion moderated the relationship between exposure to calories on menus and body-related shame. Overall, individuals who scored low on self-compassion experienced higher body-related shame after exposure to a restaurant menu with calories. These findings outline potential harmful effects of mandatory calorie labelling that should be taken into account in the mandating and evaluation of such policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107821"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Food choices, microstructure of ingestive behavior and sensory perceptions after bariatric surgery in women: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Nina Ritsch, Erika Guyot, Sarah Domingie, Emmanuel Disse, Sylvain Iceta, Julie-Anne Nazare, Anestis Dougkas","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107800","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Results regarding the impact of bariatric surgery (BS) on food choices are inconsistent between studies based on self-reported questionnaires, and those using direct measurements. Moreover, the determinants of the modifications of food choices after BS, if any, are still poorly understood. This study compared food choices, food liking, microstructure of ingestive behavior and sensory perceptions between women who had BS in the last 18 months (BS group, n = 19; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy) and women with BMI ≥35 kg m<sup>-2</sup> (OB group, n = 17) in ecological conditions and explored the associations of food choices with sensory perceptions and food liking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Food choices and liking were assessed using a standardized ad-libitum buffet. Taste Strips and Scratch and Sniff cards were used to measure sensory perceptions. Microstructure of ingestive behavior of solid foods was studied using video recordings while eating the ad-libitum buffet.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Women in the BS group consumed half as many calories at the buffet (p = .004) as the OB group, taking smaller bites (7.5 ± 1.9 vs 9.7 ± 2.4 g/bite; p = .020) at a slower ingestion rate (2.1 ± .7 vs 3.8 ± 1.1 bites/min; p = .035). No differences were found in food choices, food liking and sensory perceptions. In the BS group, consuming very high energy density foods was negatively associated with salt taste perceived intensity (p = .021) and the liking of fruits and vegetables (p = .045).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This is the first study that assessed the microstructure of ingestive behavior of solid foods in a population who has had BS. Ingestive behavior, but not food choices or liking, were different in women who had BS compared to women with obesity who did not have BS. However, only women with BS had their food choices associated with gustatory perceptions and food liking. Whether taste perceptions or types of food appreciations should be used as healthy-food choice predictors following BS should be further explored in future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107800"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142765138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107826
Sara Quach, Robin E Roberts, Simon Dang, Alec Zuo, Park Thaichon
{"title":"The interaction between values and self-identity on fairtrade consumption: The value-identity-behavior model.","authors":"Sara Quach, Robin E Roberts, Simon Dang, Alec Zuo, Park Thaichon","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107826","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The interplay between egoistic and altruistic values, self-identity, and ethical behaviors remains underexplored, despite its significance in ethical consumption. This study investigates these dynamics by developing and testing the Value-Identity-Behavior model using a robust dataset of 3023 participants from three leading fairtrade markets in Europe: the U.K., France, and Germany. Our findings reveal that self-identity positively influences willingness to pay (WTP) for fairtrade products, as consumers are more inclined to pay a premium when these products align with their self-concept. Both altruistic and egoistic values shape self-identity, although their impacts differ. Specifically, egoistic values such as monetary, visual, and functional considerations negatively affect WTP, while sensory and altruistic values enhance it. Additionally, egoistic values uniformly moderate the relationship between self-identity and ethical behaviors. Interestingly, altruistic values exert a negative moderating effect, suggesting that when altruistic values are dominant, self-identity expression becomes less critical for ethical purchasing decisions. The study concludes with theoretical insights and practical recommendations for promoting fairtrade products.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107826"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107813
Enola Kay, Eva Kemps, Ivanka Prichard
{"title":"A systematic review and meta-analysis of visual cues and primes for nudging consumption-related behaviours.","authors":"Enola Kay, Eva Kemps, Ivanka Prichard","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107813","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107813","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Healthy diets are crucial for maintaining overall well-being and reducing risk of health complications. Visual cues and primes are popular implicit nudging techniques for promoting healthier consumption habits. The present review and meta-analysis was conducted and reported according to PRISMA guidelines. It aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of these cues and primes for nudging consumption-related behaviours. Six electronic databases were comprehensively searched for experimental studies on the use of non-marketing-based visual cues/primes on food/beverage consumption. Sixty-six studies from 52 articles were included, resulting in 205 comparisons categorised into seven groups for separate analyses: (1) healthy food- and (2) body-related nudges, and (3) unhealthy food- and (4) body-related nudges, versus neutral controls; (5) mixed-health food- and (6) body-related comparisons; and (7) nudges not inherently health-related. Overall, nudges effectively influenced consumption-related behaviours. Healthier food- and body-nudges encouraged healthier behaviours relative to neutral controls and less healthy nudges, and unhealthy food-nudges, relative to neutral controls. Non-health-related nudges influenced behaviours in the expected direction, relative to comparison/control conditions. Nudge effectiveness, especially for unhealthy food-nudges, was moderated by participant age and weight, nudge timing (prime/cue) outcome measure (intake/choice), health (mixed/healthy/unhealthy), and whether the outcome was real or hypothetical. A range of participant, nudge, and outcome-related mechanisms proposed to underlie nudge effectiveness were also identified. Findings supported the efficacy of visual cues and primes for eliciting changes in consumption-related behaviours, indicating they may be effective for encouraging healthier consumption, when the right nudges are used. Results also indicated that different forms of nudges may be more appropriate in different circumstances (e.g., for different types of participants or food-related outcomes). Further research is needed to thoroughly comprehend the mechanisms underlying these nudges and their effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107813"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142790722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107835
Geraldine Korra Shaw, Nicholas Beng Hui Ng, Qiao Xin Jamie Ng, Shefaly Shorey
{"title":"A recipe for health: A descriptive qualitative study examining paternal influence and the establishment of children's healthy eating habits in Singapore.","authors":"Geraldine Korra Shaw, Nicholas Beng Hui Ng, Qiao Xin Jamie Ng, Shefaly Shorey","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107835","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to explore Singaporean fathers' perceived influence over their children's eating habits. A descriptive qualitative study design was used. Convenience sampling was used to recruit fathers of children aged 3-21 years old from a general paediatric outpatient clinic in a tertiary public hospital. Data were collected from September 2023 to January 2024. Fifteen fathers were interviewed until data saturation. A semi-structured interview guide was used to conduct virtual interviews and thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Three themes and nine subthemes were identified. The three themes were: (1) laying a good foundation, (2) circumstances shaping perspectives, and (3) agents of future behavioural change. Fathers perceived themselves as influencing their children's eating habits by laying a good foundation and that their perspectives were influenced by their circumstances such as lack of time and gender roles. Fathers identified elements that could initiate their future behaviour change to better influence their children's eating habits. These findings provide nuanced insights into paternal perceptions, for the future development of father-specific interventions to enhance their influence in promoting good eating habits among their children. Healthcare professionals can encourage paternal involvement through providing health education on healthy nutrition for their children to both mothers and fathers in the clinical setting. Healthcare professionals can also organize hands-on events that teach about food exploration and nutrition for fathers to take part in with their children.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107835"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142880643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107812
Margot Lissens, Darian Harff, Desiree Schmuck
{"title":"Responses to (Un)healthy advice: Processing and acceptance of health content creators' nutrition misinformation by youth.","authors":"Margot Lissens, Darian Harff, Desiree Schmuck","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107812","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107812","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health information, particularly about nutrition, has flourished on social media in recent years. However, these claims often lack proper scrutiny enhancing the risk of misinformation. Nutrition misinformation on social media can originate from various sources including influencers, celebrities, and (freelance) journalists, who often have substantial reach. We conducted a between-subjects experiment, manipulating presence of misinformation and source type (influencer/celebrity/journalist), among N = 480 youth aged 16-22 years. We investigated how nutrition misinformation affects their nutrition (mis)beliefs and dieting. We also tested the moderating role of participants' issue involvement and the mediating role of the sources' perceived expertise. We found that youth remained largely unaffected by nutrition misinformation. However, perceived source expertise acted as a heuristic cue to determine trust in an unknown health content creator. This perceived expertise, in turn, increased perceived healthiness of food products mentioned by the 'expert' content creator regardless of misinformation exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107812"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142790735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107829
Catalin M Stancu, Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Alice Grønhøj, Maartje D G H Mulders
{"title":"Challenge your customer: How businesses may trigger change in perceived barriers, capability, and consumption.","authors":"Catalin M Stancu, Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Alice Grønhøj, Maartje D G H Mulders","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107829","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107829","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global environmental issues require that we redesign food systems. Transitioning towards more plant-based diets is crucial, but there is a gap observed between consumers' intention and behaviour. We propose that businesses in the food sector can play a role by challenging their potential customers to overcome the gap. Drawing on the holistic COM-B model of behaviour change as well as the concept of self-nudging, we conduct an intervention study that shows how a business-driven marketing campaign that mimics challenges in the style of Veganuary could provide an opportunity for change. The mixed methods evaluation reveals that participants significantly reduced meat consumption frequency and maintained this at two months after the challenge. Perceived barriers to eating more plant-based food decreased, while perceived capability to reduce meat consumption increased. Participants talk about health and environment as motives as well as social eating contexts as barriers. We discuss implications for the role of businesses and their marketing activities in the transition to a more sustainable food system.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107829"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142870663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107843
Jenna R Cummings, Natasha Treharne, Uku Vainik, Ashley E Mason, Tonja R Nansel, Leah M Lipsky, Ashley N Gearhardt
{"title":"Development and validation of a brief form of the Anticipated Effects of Food Scale.","authors":"Jenna R Cummings, Natasha Treharne, Uku Vainik, Ashley E Mason, Tonja R Nansel, Leah M Lipsky, Ashley N Gearhardt","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107843","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Identifying malleable influences on eating behaviours will advance our ability to improve physical and mental health. Food-related emotional expectancies are the anticipated positive and negative emotions from eating different foods and are theorised to affect eating behaviour, and to be amenable to change. The Anticipated Effects of Food Scale (AEFS) assesses food-related emotional expectancies using 62 one-word items; however, a shorter questionnaire would be useful in large and clinical studies. In the present study, we developed a brief version of the AEFS, named the AEFS-Brief (AEFS-B), using a data-driven approach. We identified candidate items from all-subset correlations with the AEFS and item-level correlations with eating behaviours in two community samples (n = 247, n = 718), and we assessed internal consistency and validity of the AEFS-B. We further assessed internal consistency and validity in two independent samples (n = 200, n = 108) that completed a 'bogus' taste test or 24-h dietary recalls. Results indicated that the AEFS-B with 28 one-word items had good internal consistency and convergent validity with the AEFS. Analysis with AEFS-B scores reproduced associations of AEFS scores with intake of added sugars, symptoms of food addiction, eating to cope motives, and ad libitum food intake. We also demonstrated novel associations of AEFS and AEFS-B scores with emotional eating and diet quality. The AEFS-B appears to be a reliable and valid brief measure of food-related emotional expectancies that can be used in cohort and population studies, ecological momentary assessments, and for clinical populations in which participant burden is high.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107843"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142890784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107775
Farah Behbehani, Kristen M Hurley, Maureen M Black
{"title":"Childcare staff feeding practices associated with Children's willingness-to-try-new-foods.","authors":"Farah Behbehani, Kristen M Hurley, Maureen M Black","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107775","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parental feeding practices are associated with children's eating, but little is known about how childcare staff feeding practices relate to children's eating. The study examined the associations between childcare staff feeding practices and children's willingness-to-try-new-foods. Participants included children (n = 460), ages 3-5 years, and childcare staff (n = 91) recruited from 51 childcare centers in 10 Maryland counties. Feeding practices were measured using the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) adapted to the childcare setting. Children's willingness-to-try-new-foods was assessed using a food tasting activity administered in the childcare centers. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used to evaluate the factor structure of the CFPQ applied to childcare staff, and to identify modified factor structures. Logistic regressions assessed the association between childcare staff feeding practices and children's willingness-to-try-new-foods (categorized as high vs. low). Among this sample, a revised 7-factor, 32-item model, including encourage balance and variety, environment, healthy eating guidance, indulgent, monitoring, pressure, and restriction for health was identified. Children exposed to more indulgent feeding practices in the classroom had 2.13 (95% CI: 1.04, 4.37) times the odds of demonstrating high willingness-to-try-new-foods compared to children exposed to less frequent use of this feeding practice, with no associations among other feeding practices. Understanding mechanisms driving childcare staff feeding practices and their relation to children's eating behavior can inform interventions that promote healthy eating behaviors among young children.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107775"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107846
Jing Bai, Hao Zhu, Xiaowen Ran, Haiyan Qu, Li He, Yang Zhao
{"title":"The time-stamped effects of screen exposure on food intake in adults: A meta-analysis of experimental studies.","authors":"Jing Bai, Hao Zhu, Xiaowen Ran, Haiyan Qu, Li He, Yang Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107846","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2024.107846","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine time-stamped impacts of screen exposure on food intake among healthy adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four electronic databases were searched up to August 31, 2024, including ProQuest, PubMed, Web of Science and Embase. A meta-analysis of inverse variance was used to calculate the standardized mean difference (SMD) in food intake between watching and not watching screen groups, and groups with different screen contents (e.g., food cues).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>23 experimental studies with 1894 participants were included. Watching screen (vs. not watching group, SMD: 0.16; 95% CI: 0.06, 0.26; I<sup>2</sup> = 42%; p 0.01) significantly increased food intake, while the impact of the contents, including food cues, weight control cues and TV conditions, displayed on screens on food intake was not significantly different. Subgroup analysis revealed that food intake increased significantly with exposure to screens in females (SMD: 0.20; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.35; I<sup>2</sup> = 25%; p = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adults especially females eat more while watching screen, whatever the screen content displayed on the screen. Given the influence of study designs, more within-subject studies with high quality were required to understand the intricate relationship between screen exposure and food intake, ultimately managing promoting healthier dietary habits.</p>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":" ","pages":"107846"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142925946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}