Health claims for foods are permitted in an increasing number of countries, but there are
very few studies evaluating their effect on purchase behavior and consumer health. There …

Food in its many manifestations allows us to explore the global control of health and to
examine the ways in which food choice is moulded by many interests. The global food …

In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a
substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins …

One of the recent phenomena in contemporary discussion of eating is 'functional foods', ie
foods marketed as promoting health or reducing the risk of disease. This article analyses lay …

What do the Fab Five from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the Supernanny and celebrity
chef Jamie Oliver all have in common? Lifestyle gurus are increasingly intruding on …

There is increasing recognition that the nutrition transition sweeping the world's cities is
multifaceted. Urban food and nutrition systems are beginning to share similar features …

Using comprehensive primary dataset collected from 400 respondents from all four major
provinces of Pakistan, this study assesses consumers' knowledge, awareness, and …

Eating is increasingly characterized by concerns over health and well‐being. New types of
foods designed to promote health or to reduce the risk of diseases, known as functional …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to reveal and understand the consumption of
functional food model for Malay Muslim consumers in Malaysia. The paper presents a new …

With the explosion of reality television onto screens and schedules worldwide, this timely
and original book explores makeover tv, the ubiquitous reality format that has received little …