This study examined the relation between beliefs about the determinants of body weight and self-reported weight-control behaviors. Restrained eaters and unrestrained eaters indicated their beliefs about amount of food eaten and amount of exercise as determinants of body weight. They also reported the extent to which they engaged in several dieting behaviors and exercise. For restrained eaters (...

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This paper discusses the concept of the nutrition transition in detail. It commences with an overview of societies which are recognised as being in transition. The economic foundations of the transition from traditional to modern (and post-modern societies) will be emphasised. This will be followed by an examination of the nutrition problems and food habits associated with transitional societie...

9 10 The process by which man accepts or rejects food is of a multi-dimensional 11 nature. In complex food matrices, it is not always easy to establish relationships 12 between the individual chemical stimuli concentration, physiological perception 13 and consumer reaction. Consumers' responses to food are not only based on 14 the sensory characteristics of the product and on their physiologica...

To gain an understanding of UK consumer attitudes and beliefs regarding starchy foods and their dietary role, a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behaviour was developed and sent out to a UK consumer sample (n 800). The content focused on attitudes and beliefs towards starchy foods, perceived barriers towards increasing their intake (e.g. cost, habit, social influences), perceptions ...

BACKGROUND Members of the general public play a significant role in the well-being of food-allergic children, although little is known about the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of food allergy among the public. OBJECTIVE To provide insight into food allergy knowledge and perceptions among the general US population. METHODS A national sample of adults was recruited in February 2008 to comp...

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the impact that credible food safety information has on consumer purchasing of products from the offspring of clones. Also explored is the relationship between consumer beliefs and attitudes about using cloning as a technology with regard to food purchases. Results from a sample of 145 individuals found that credible information about food saf...