Social norms are implicit codes of conduct that provide a guide to appropriate action. There
is ample evidence that social norms about eating have a powerful effect on both food choice …

A major determinant of human eating behavior is social modeling, whereby people use
others' eating as a guide for what and how much to eat. We review the experimental studies …

The consumption of meat contributes significantly to undesirable effects on the environment.
In order to reduce the impact of animal husbandry, one approach is to decrease meat …

Interactions between consumers and humanoid service robots (HSRs; ie, robots with a
human-like morphology such as a face, arms, and legs) will soon be part of routine …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic and the implemented lockdown strongly impact on
everyone's daily life. Stressful situations are known to alter eating habits and increase the …

We examine the effectiveness in field settings of seven healthy eating nudges, classified
according to whether they are (1) cognitively oriented, such as “descriptive nutritional …

Eating plays a central role in many social activities, and there is ample evidence to suggest
that social context exerts a pervasive and powerful influence on what, and how much …

Nudge theory is the underpinning theory of this paper, which is used to propose the
information nudge strategy for reducing food waste on the consumption stage. To achieve …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

Epidemiological studies have shown a positive relationship between dietary fat intake and
obesity. Since rats and mice show a similar relationship, they are considered an appropriate …