Background Insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood increases the risk
of future non‐communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Testing the effects …

The ability to perceive flavors begins in utero with the development and early functioning of
the gustatory and olfactory systems. Because both amniotic fluid and breast milk contain …

Explicit economic incentives designed to increase contributions to public goods and to
promote other pro-social behavior sometimes are counterproductive or less effective than …

" Emotions have many facets. They involve feelings and experience, they involve physiology
and behavior, and they involve cognitions and conceptualizations. There are important …

Using standard test construction techniques, we developed a paper and pencil measure of
the trait of food neophobia, which was defined as a reluctance to eat and/or avoidance of …

Cultured meat, in particular beef, is an emerging food technology potentially challenged by
issues of consumer acceptance. To understand drivers of consumer acceptance as well as …

The prevalence of obesity among children is high and is increasing. We know that obesity
runs in families, with children of obese parents at greater risk of developing obesity than …

▪ Abstract Using a developmental systems perspective, this review focuses on how genetic
predispositions interact with aspects of the eating environment to produce phenotypic food …

Eating behaviors evolve during the first years of life as biological and behavioral processes
directed towards meeting requirements for health and growth. For the vast majority of human …

Unusual novel foods like insects are generally not considered to be appropriate as food in
cultures where they are not commonly eaten, and are often rejected for reasons other than …