Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lingyun Tong, Anne Toppinen, Lei Wang, Sami Berghall
Summary: This study investigates the sustainable consumption behavior in the fresh berry sector in China and identifies motivation, opportunity, intentions, and ability as significant factors driving sustainable consumption behavior. The study contributes to the literature on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by providing suggestions and guidelines for policymakers, farmers, and marketers aiming to expand the natural food markets in a sustainable manner.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ildiko Kovacs, Marietta Balazsne Lendvai, Judit Beke
Summary: Future trends in sustainable food consumption include the emergence of short food supply chains and growing interest in local food products. Features associated with local products include freshness, high quality, nutritional value, reliability, safety, evoking domestic flavours, naturalness, being healthy, and environmentally friendly. The main motivations for purchasing local food are taste and curiosity.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marta Sajdakowska, Jerzy Gebski, Krystyna Gutkowska
Summary: The study found that changes in the level of selected ingredients in dairy products are important for consumers in accepting the health value of the product. Socio-demographic characteristics were not associated with the degree of accepting the improvement of perceived health attributes. Practitioners in the dairy industry and policy makers can benefit from these findings.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Dimitra Karageorgou, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos, Petros Katapodis, Leonidas Matsakas, Alok Patel
Summary: This review summarizes the role of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, determined by chain length, saturation degree, and position of double bonds, in human health. It highlights oleaginous microalgae as a reliable, economical, and sustainable source of these fatty acids. Humans cannot synthesize these fatty acids and need to absorb them through the diet. The demand for microbial omega-3 fatty acids is increasing due to the growing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and changing dietary preferences. The importance of a healthy immune system, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, has further strengthened the market for omega-3 fatty acids.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Mahmoud Alagawany, Shaaban S. Elnesr, Mayada R. Farag, Karim El-Sabrout, Othman Alqaisi, Mahmoud A. O. Dawood, Hidayatullah Soomro, Sameh A. Abdelnour
Summary: The balance between omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9 fatty acids is crucial for the formation of cell membranes and various biological processes. Dietary administration of these fatty acids can improve the quality of poultry and animal meat. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory effects and can improve oxidative properties and immunity. High levels of omega-6 fatty acids are linked to disorders such as depression and heart disease, while omega-3 fatty acids have positive impacts on cholesterol levels and reduce the occurrence of coronary heart disease.
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Murat Yabanli, Idris Sener, Aykut Yozukmaz, Suleyman Oner, Hatice Hasanhocaoglu Yapici
Summary: This study analyzed the concentrations of 6 different elements in 9 processed seafood products from markets in Mugla province, Turkey, and conducted a risk assessment for consumer health. The seafood products with the highest concentrations of each metal were identified, and it was found that there were no detected health risks for consumers in terms of carcinogenic risk, target hazard quotient, and total target hazard quotient values.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Business
Syed Masroor Hassan, Zillur Rahman, Justin Paul
Summary: This literature review provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of consumer ethics research from 2010 to 2020, setting a future research agenda. Current studies primarily rely on single theoretical lenses such as marketing ethics, planned behavior, and neutralization theory, but there is a need to focus on boundary conditions impacting consumer ethics.
PSYCHOLOGY & MARKETING
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Abdul Rohman, Anjar Irnawati, Anjar Windarsih, Florentinus Dika Octa Riswanto, Gunawan A. Indrayanto, Nurrulhidayah Fadzillah, Sugeng Riyanto, Nor Kartini Abu Bakar
Summary: Marine-based products, especially fish oils, are the main sources of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. The quality assurance of these products is crucial, and spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques are commonly used for their quantitative analysis. Gas and liquid chromatography, coupled with sophisticated detectors such as mass spectrometers, offer sensitive and specific results suitable for routine quality control.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daphne Ribbers, Maggie Geuens, Mario Pandelaere, Erica van Herpen
Summary: Food waste is a significant issue with ecological, economic, and social consequences. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding how to motivate consumers to avoid food waste. This paper addresses this gap by developing a 21-item Motivation to Avoid Food Waste (MAFW) scale, which includes four motivations: environmental, moral, financial, and social. Three studies demonstrate the scale's reliability and validity.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Zhi Chen, Qinyue Lu, Jiacheng Wang, Xiang Cao, Kun Wang, Yuhao Wang, Yanni Wu, Zhangping Yang
Summary: This article summarizes the impact of cadmium exposure on health and highlights the positive role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in preventing and treating cadmium exposure.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Seyedeh Faezeh Taghizadeh, Mahsa Naseri, Hamid Ahmadpourmir, Majid Azizi, Ramin Rezaee, Gholamreza Karimi
Summary: This study analyzed the levels of 3-MCPD and 1,3-DCP in 45 edible vegetable oil samples from the Iran market. The results showed significant differences in the average concentrations of 3-MCPD and 1,3-DCP among different types of vegetable oils, but no significant differences among different brands. Sesame and corn oils had the highest and lowest average concentrations of 3-MCPD and 1,3-DCP, respectively. The calculated Hazard Index values indicated no major risk to Iranian consumers. However, it is necessary to understand the processes leading to the formation of these contaminants, develop real-time monitoring methods, and mitigate the occurrence of such chemicals while ensuring food safety and sensory properties.
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Min-Yen Chang, Chien-Cheng Huang, Ying-Chi Du, Han-Shen Chen
Summary: Previous studies on consumer yogurt preferences have focused on certain aspects such as added sugar, nutrient content, and health claims. However, this study identified a more comprehensive set of factors that influence consumer preferences and willingness-to-pay for yogurt products, including the number of probiotic types, type of milk source, presence of edible gels, and usage of health food labels.
Article
Business
Jorge Cruz-Cardenas, Jorge Guadalupe-Lanas, Carlos Ramos-Galarza, Andres Palacio-Fierro
Summary: This study found that consumers' optimism and innovativeness affect their tendency to use technology-based services through the mediation of hedonic and utilitarian motivations, as well as through the direct effect of innovativeness.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammed Z. Salem, Myriam Ertz, Emine Sarigollu
Summary: The study found consistent positive effects of promotion, place, and product on consumer intention to reduce electricity consumption; these effects are influenced by consumer awareness, motivation, and attitudes; at the same time, these effects are stronger for younger consumers, married individuals, households whose head is a female, as well as lower education and income groups.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hyun Jo, Minsu Kim, Hyeontae Cho, Bo-Keun Ha, Sungtaeg Kang, Jong Tae Song, Jeong-Dong Lee
Summary: This study identified a potential gene, Glyma.05g221500 (HD), on chromosome 5 of soybean that controls elevated ALA concentration. The gene, a homeodomain-like transcriptional regulator, may regulate the expression level of microsomal omega-3 fatty acid desaturase genes to reduce the omega-6/omega-3 ratio in seeds. The combination of mutant alleles HD and FAD2-1 was found to be sufficient to lower the omega-6/omega-3 ratio in populations where these genes were segregated.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dennis Kolcava, Joachim Scholderer, Thomas Bernauer
Summary: Research suggests that firms can gain political rewards in addition to competitive advantages through environmental business conduct, especially when they have a strong environmental record, express commitment to future action, and undergo independent audits. Surprisingly consistent findings across different sociocultural and political contexts, environmental policy domains, and forms of political rewards provide room for optimism about the benefits of corporate environmental action.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Gert W. Meijer, Patrick Detzel, Klaus G. Grunert, Marie-Claude Robert, Violeta Stancu
Summary: The review discusses the increasing number of label elements on food labels and their impact on consumer decision making for easier, safer, and healthier food choices. Recommendations include further research on allergen symbols, understanding the health impact of nutrition-related label elements, and promoting global harmonisation in label elements on foods.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Klaus G. Grunert, Yanfeng Zhou, Marija Banovic, Natascha Loebnitz
Summary: This study examines the impact of supermarket competence on consumer shopping experience, finding that it is related to shopping satisfaction, perceived shopping risks, and use of brand information. Consumers with different levels of supermarket competence exhibit differences in demographic characteristics and shopping behavior. This provides policy implications for enhancing consumer supermarket competence.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Mathilde T. Tonnesen, Klaus G. Grunert
Summary: The study found that young consumers in Denmark and Sweden are mainly influenced by attitudes and habit strength in their intention to purchase and consume pork, with social norms and perceived abilities playing a lesser role. In particular, concerns about animals and the environment had a negative impact on attitudes towards pork.
FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Klaus G. Grunert, Michiel De Bauw, Moira Dean, Liisa Lahteenmaki, Dominika Maison, Kyosti Pennanen, Mari A. Sandell, Katarzyna Stasiuk, Lisa Stickel, Amparo Tarrega, Annukka Vainio, Liesbet Vranken
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted food consumption habits, with some people enjoying cooking and eating more, others focusing on healthier choices, and some indulging in comfort foods. These changes may have long-term effects on food policy and industry.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Irene Namugenyi, Lars Coenen, Joachim Scholderer
Summary: This study assesses the entrepreneurial potential and feasibility of developing a mobile system for purifying and bottling biogas in portable cylinders. The findings highlight the neglected entrepreneurial potential in biogas energy, which could increase energy supply and access in developing countries. By using a multimethod approach, the study provides a comprehensive analysis of how an entrepreneurial business model could be developed and integrated into the biogas sociotechnical system in Uganda. The results show a high probability of reducing the supply gap, providing a reliable energy source, and generating income and employment for the wider society.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Ingunn Elvekrok, Nina Veflen, Joachim Scholderer, Bjarne Taulo Sorensen
Summary: This study examined cooperation in a destination network in a mountain village in Norway, finding that cooperation positively impacts both business results and destination development, with interconnected relationship outcomes on firm and destination level.
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Anne Odile Peschel, Stephan Zielke, Joachim Scholderer
Summary: This paper analyses how the combination of price and product attributes during the learning phase of internal reference prices influences reference price utilisation. The results show that the internal reference price is only utilised in price judgements when a consistent relationship between previously observed prices and attribute values exists in the learning phase.
JOURNAL OF MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Berta Schnettler, Ligia Orellana, Edgardo Miranda-Zapata, Mahia Saracostti, Hector Poblete, German Lobos, Cristian Adasme-Berrios, Maria Lapo, Katherine Beroiza, Klaus G. Grunert
Summary: Evidence suggests that various family-related factors influence parents' use of different food parenting practices. However, little is known about how parents' work-related variables affect their parenting practices and the outcomes for parents and children in the food domain. This study investigates the effects of work-to-family enrichment, parents' monitoring practices, adolescents' perception of their parents' monitoring practices, and family members' satisfaction with food-related life in dual-earner parents with adolescent children.
Article
Business
Violeta Stancu, Darius-Aurel Frank, Liisa Lahteenmaki, Klaus G. Grunert
Summary: Smartphone apps can create value for consumers by supporting their health goals. This study reveals people's preferences for health-related app features and provides suggestions for designing apps that match consumer preferences.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Irene Namugenyi, Stale Navrud, Joachim Scholderer, Sarah Ephrida Tione
Summary: This study examines the negative impact of biomass technology innovations on households' subjective well-being in Uganda. Moving away from intangible cultural cooking heritages, such innovations hinder sustainable societal transformation in the clean cooking energy sector. The study highlights the importance of considering users' well-being when promoting innovation for transformative change. Results indicate that using improved cookstoves reduces households' attachment to traditional cooking, emphasizing the need to balance bioenergy innovation benefits with users' well-being in order to accelerate sustainability transitions in Uganda.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Anita Kusar, Igor Pravst, Urska Pivk Kupirovic, Klaus G. Grunert, Ivan Kreft, Hristo Hristov
Summary: Consumers' recognition and understanding of food characteristics play a crucial role in purchase decisions. This study investigated consumer preferences for bread and identified four consumer segments with different preferences based on functional ingredients and other claims. The findings provide valuable insights for bread marketing strategies to cater to various consumer segments.
Article
Business
Viktorija Kulikovskaja, Marco Hubert, Klaus G. Grunert, Hong Zhao
Summary: Based on customer engagement and user gratification theory, this research conducted an online survey and a field study among Chinese consumers to explore the impact of digital services. The findings reveal that different content types have varying effects on customer engagement and highlight the mediating role of engagement between content types and marketing outcomes. Notably, relational content type shows greater mediating effects compared to other types. These findings provide valuable insights for the development of digital content marketing strategies to enhance customer engagement and generate marketing outcomes.
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Rebecca Futtrup, Klaus G. Grunert
Summary: Following the growth in the demand for organic food, restaurants are using organic produce in their meal preparation. A study was conducted to investigate the role of information on organic produce and a certified labelling scheme in consumers' restaurant choice. The findings indicate that the role of organics in restaurant choice is limited, and the certified label has the biggest impact on a small, organic-oriented segment and a price-conscious segment.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Berta Schnettler, Edgardo Miranda-Zapata, Ligia Orellana, German Lobos, Maria del Carmen Lapo, Cristian Adasme-Berrios, Klaus G. Grunert
Summary: This study explored the connections between diet quality, satisfaction with food-related life, and life satisfaction in mother-adolescent dyads. The findings showed that diet quality was linked to satisfaction with food-related life, which in turn influenced the life satisfaction of both mothers and adolescents. However, no direct relationship was found between diet quality and life satisfaction for either member of the dyad. The study also revealed that the adolescents' diet quality had a negative impact on their mothers' satisfaction with food-related life, while the adolescents' satisfaction with food-related life was positively associated with their mothers' life satisfaction. The mothers' satisfaction with food-related life played a mediating role between their own diet quality and life satisfaction. This suggests that mothers and their adolescent children influence each other's dietary patterns and life satisfaction. Moreover, the study highlighted the importance of interventions targeting both mothers and their adolescent children to promote healthy eating habits.
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Hugues Piloquet, Benoit Berge, Pascal Maigret, Veronique Hospital
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effects of environmental factors on eating behavior and food intake in toddlers. The results showed that food fussiness was more common in older children, children conceived with medical assistance, children exposed to distractions during meals, rewarded by parents to finish meals, free to eat at will, and those who ate only occasionally with the whole family. Unsatisfactory dietary diversification was not significantly associated with any variable.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Victoria Norton, Julie A. Lovegrove, Marcus Tindall, Julia Rodriguez Garcia, Stella Lignou
Summary: The UK's aging population requires promotion of balanced nutrition, with a particular focus on increasing dietary fiber intake. Surveys involving older adults showed their willingness to learn about dietary fiber and the need for accessible information. Educational materials proved effective in engaging older adults and were perceived as useful. A holistic approach, involving support from various sources, can aid in improving dietary fiber consumption and overall health outcomes among older adults.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Gary J. Farkas, Paige M. Cunningham, Alicia M. Sneij, John E. Hayes, Mark S. Nash, Arthur S. Berg, David R. Gater, Barbara J. Rolls
Summary: Overeating associated with neurogenic obesity after spinal cord injury (SCI) may be related to how persons with SCI experience satiation, their eating frequency, and the context in which they eat their meals. Those with SCI rely less on physiological satiation cues for meal termination and instead rely more on hedonic cues. There are differences in meal contexts and eating frequency between SCI individuals and controls, with SCI individuals consuming fewer meals but having a higher overall eating frequency due to increased snacking. These factors likely contribute to overeating associated with neurogenic obesity after SCI.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Shana Adise, Kerri N. Boutelle, Panteha Hayati Rezvan, Eric Kan, Kyung E. Rhee, Michael I. Goran, Elizabeth R. Sowell
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between executive functions and cognition during adolescence, and the intake of fat and sugar two years later. The study found that higher impulsivity and reward-seeking behaviors were related to greater fat and sugar intake in males, while higher negative urgency and BMI were related to greater intake in both sexes. These findings suggest that individuals with certain traits may be more at risk for weight gain due to overconsumption of unhealthy foods.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Claire Margerison, Gozde Aydin, Christel Larsson, Alison Booth, Anthony Worsley, Janandani Nanayakkara
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns resulted in changes in food accessibility and availability, leading to shifts in food habits and behaviors among people worldwide. A study conducted in Australia examined the self-reported changes in food habits and behaviors of adults during the COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. The majority of respondents reported developing positive food habits, such as trying new recipes, cooking from scratch, and reducing take-away meals. The study also found that family involvement in food preparation and eating together increased during the restrictions. However, there were negative experiences, including difficulties in purchasing certain foods and limited access to food outlets.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Betsy Cogan, Jamie A. Cooper
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effect of dietary sweetness on appetite in adults with and without obesity. The results showed that the response of ghrelin to unsweetened rinses was energy-specific for all adults, while rinses containing sucralose led to greater cephalic phase cholecystokinin release in adults with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m(2).
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Rebecca Gregson, Jared Piazza, Heather Shaw
Summary: Recent scholarship has identified a group of individuals who self-identify as anti-vegan, and they have distinct dietarian identities and ideological profiles. Anti-vegans show higher levels of commitment to their dietary patterns compared to omnivores, and they also score higher on various ideological measures.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Gibson Weydmann, Patricia Maidana Miguel, Nour Hakim, Laurette Dube, Patricia Pelufo Silveira, Lisiane Bizarro
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the association between obesity and overweight with reinforcement learning performance. It was found that obesity might be associated with impairments in utilizing aversive outcomes to change behavior, but further research is needed to confirm this association.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Laura Kudlek, Rebecca A. Jones, Carly Hughes, Robbie Duschinsky, Andrew Hill, Rebecca Richards, Megan Thompson, Ann Vincent, Simon J. Griffin, Amy L. Ahern
Summary: This study explored how participants of an ACT-based weight management intervention (WMI) experience emotional eating and highlighted the importance of self-awareness and alternative coping strategies in improving emotional eating. It also emphasized the need for ongoing and personalized interventions to support individuals with external locus of control and complex emotional eating experiences.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Stefanie C. Landwehr, Monika Hartmann
Summary: This study examines the influence of peers on children's snack purchasing decisions, finding that the presence of peers strongly impacts children's brand awareness and price perception, highlighting the crucial role of social influence in shaping children's decision-making processes.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Rao Yuan, Shaosheng Jin, Wenchao Wu
Summary: This study examines the interactive effects of information and consumer trust on consumer preferences for organic food. The results show that consumers are willing to pay a higher price for organic food, especially those with higher levels of trust. The introduction of information significantly increases consumers' willingness to pay, with a greater increase observed among high-trust consumers.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Oda Bjorklund, Lars Wichstrom, Clare Llewellyn, Silje Steinsbekk
Summary: This study tests the psychometric properties of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ) in a sample of 14-year-olds and examines its construct validity using the parent-reported Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ). The results show that a 7-factor solution of the AEBQ without the Hunger scale is a better fitting model, and there are small-to-moderate correlations between the AEBQ and CEBQ scales.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Alice M. Cox, Rachael W. Taylor, Jillian J. Haszard, Kathryn L. Beck, Pamela R. von Hurst, Cathryn A. Conlon, Lisa A. Te Morenga, Lisa Daniels, Jenny Mcarthur, Rebecca Paul, Neve H. McLean, Emily A. Jones, Ioanna Katiforis, Kimberley J. Brown, Madeline Gash, Madeleine Rowan, Elizabeth A. Fleming, Rosario Jupiterwala, Bailey R. Bruckner, Anne-Louise M. Heath
Summary: Although concerns are often raised about the potential impact of baby food pouch use and Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) on infant health, there is limited research in this area. This study found that frequent pouch use was associated with increased food fussiness and more selective eating, while BLW was associated with higher energy intake and a range of eating behaviors.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Briana L. Kennedy, Andrew M. Camara, Dominic M. D. Tran
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between obesity, overconsumption, and oversensitivity to rewards, and how it affects attentional biases towards food-related stimuli. The results showed that individuals with higher BMI had lower attentional priority for food and food logos, while increased consumption of HFHS foods and dieting predicted increased attentional priority for food and food logo images.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Irene Campos-Sanchez, Rocio Munoz-Sanchez, Eva-Maria Navarrete-Munoz, Maria Sofia Molina-Inigo, Miriam Hurtado-Pomares, Paula Fernandez-Pires, Alicia Sanchez-Perez, Daniel Prieto-Botella, Iris Juarez-Leal, Paula Peral-Gomez, Cristina Espinosa-Sempere, Desiree Valera-Gran
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between sensory reactivity and feeding problems in young children. The results showed that taste/smell sensitivity was significantly associated with difficulties in texture transition/introduction, limited variety of foods, and both feeding problems. Additionally, children with total sensory reactivity or auditory filtering sensory reactivity had a higher prevalence of consuming a limited variety of foods. These findings highlight the importance of considering sensory reactivity as a potential predictor of feeding problems.
