Ž The present study is aimed at finding taste reactivity patterns in domestic cats Felis silÕestris . catus which reflect ‘liking’ or perceived palatability. Three groups of nonstressed cats living in households were formed which a priori were expected to differ in motivational state for eating Ž . food items more or less hungry , and which were offered two different food items differing in Ž ....

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined food consumption patterns in relation to biological risk factors for cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to describe food consumption patterns in the general Dutch population and their association with cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN We performed a cross-sectional study of 19 750 randomly selected men and women aged 20-65...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the consumption of organic food during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to describe dietary characteristics associated with frequent consumption of organic food among pregnant women participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). METHODS The present study includes 63 808 women who during the years 2002-2007 answered two questionnaires,...

Fundamental changes in the global structure of food demand will lead to an extraordinary increase in the importance of developing countries in global food markets. Economic growth in developing countries is changing consumption patterns, with slower growth (and in many countries actual declines) in per capita food consumption of grains and rapidly growing per capita and total meat consumption, ...

INTRODUCTION the nutritional panorama in Brazil indicates that the dietary patterns of the population is characterized by the increasing inclusion of saturated and trans fats, sodium, sugars, soft drinks. This epidemiological and nutritional challenges reflects in the patterns of illness and death. OBJECTIVE this study aims to identify patterns of food consumption and dietary changes in the f...