ABSTRACTThe health benefits of seafood consumption are well known, however, consumption levels in the UK remain below recommended levels of two servings per week. Seafood consumption is beneficial for adolescents, as it is associated with physical and mental well-being, lower levels of obesity, and improved cognitive performance and academic achievement. This study investigated current consumption, preferences, and attitudes toward seafood among UK adolescents. Seven focus groups were conducted in two schools with diverse socio-economic student profiles. Findings revealed that seafood consumption levels vary considerably among individuals and typically takes a less healthy form (e.g., fish and chips). Key drivers of seafood consumption include health and taste, while barriers were typically associated with the sensory qualities of seafood including dislike of taste, bones, smell, and texture. A range of intervention strategies were identified and new product ideas ranged from fun, fast-food, snack-style p...
Introduction Autonomous motivation (motivation to engage in a behavior because of personal choice, interest, or value) is often associated with health behaviors. The present study contributes to research on motivation and eating behaviors by examining (1) how autonomous motivation is correlated within parent–adolescent dyads and (2) whether parent- and adolescent-reported autonomous motivation predicts the parent–adolescent correlation in fruit and vegetable (FV) intake frequency. Methods Data w...
Last. Emma Haycraft(Lboro: Loughborough University)H-Index: 30
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This study aimed to examine individual, behavioural and home environmental factors associated with frequency of consumption of fruit, vegetables and energy-dense snacks among adolescents. Adolescents aged 11–12 years (n = 521, 48% boys) completed a paper-based questionnaire during class-time which included a Food Frequency Questionnaire assessing their consumption of fruit, vegetables, and energy-dense (ED) snacks, and items assessing habits, self-efficacy, eating at the television (TV), eating ...
Abstract The objective of this research was to assess adherence to the Healthy Eating Index-2010 of mothers and their adolescents (11–14 years old) and to examine the role of the home environment as a mediator of maternal nutrition knowledge and adolescent diet quality. It is hypothesized that mothers with greater knowledge impact the diet quality of their adolescents by creation of healthier home environments. A sample of 206 mother-adolescent dyads separately completed the Multidimensional Hom...
Abstract Food neophobia (FN) is described as the rejection to eat unknown foods. Because only little is known about the role of FN in adolescence the aim of this study was to examine potential determinants of FN and associations with dietary habits of DONALD study participants. FN was measured with Pliner's and Hobden's Food Neophobia Scale (FN Score (FNS): range 10–70) in 166 10-18-year-old adolescents. Participants' age, sex, body weight status and duration of breast-feeding as well as parents...
Aims:The primary objective of this review is to assess the prevalence and quality of published studies on the effect of choice architectural nudge interventions promoting vegetable consumption among adolescents. Additionally, this review aims to identify studies estimating adolescents’ attitude towards choice architectural nudge interventions.Methods:Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed were searched systematically for experimental studies with a predefined search strategy in the period November–De...
Purpose Studies suggest that long-chain ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCω3PUFA) intake and its primary food source—fish—may have beneficial effects on the individual components of metabolic syndrome (MetS). We examined the longitudinal association between fish or LCω3PUFA intake and MetS incidence.
Abstract Omega-3 polyunsatured fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA) are essential nutrients mainly derived from fish and seafood but present also in vegetables such as nuts and seed-oils. Some epidemiological and clinical studies indicate a protection of ω-3 FA against cardiovascular disease and a favourable effect on cardiovascular risk factors control in adults. The evidences of their effects in children and adolescents are scanty but a possible beneficial role, especially for insulin sensitivity and blood ...
Dietary guidelines for the general public aim to lower the incidence of nutrition-related diseases by influencing habitual food choices. Yet little is known about how well the guidelines are matched by the actual practices that people regard as healthy or unhealthy. In the present study, British residents were asked in a cognitive interview to write a description of an occasion when either they ate in an unhealthy way or the eating was healthy. The reported foods and drinks, as well as sort of o...
Abstract Fish consumption in Norway is lower than currently recommended by health authorities. Parents report various barriers to fish consumption, including children’s dislike of and avoidance to choose fish and resulting family conflicts. Often children are served one main meal option. However, giving children a choice between two types of meals with fish may increase liking of fish. The aim of this study was to experimentally investigate the effect of choice possibility on liking evaluation o...
In many developed countries fish and shellfish are increasingly promoted as healthy alternatives to other animal protein. We analysed how much fish was available to UK and global populations after accounting for processing losses, and compared this to recommended levels of fish consumption. In 2012, UK domestic fish landings per capita fell 81% below the recommended intake, although declines were masked by increased imports and aquaculture from the 1970s onwards. Global wild fish supply per capi...
Abstract null null Product information is capable of steering the consumers’ expectation formation process. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate whether information on production method influence consumers’ preference and liking of smoked salmon. A consumer test was conducted among 92 consumers to determine liking of the smoked salmon on a 7-point hedonic scale before (blind) and after (informed) receiving information about production method (organic, conventional and wild-caught). Further,...
Last. Hema Anjappan(Tamil Nadu Fisheries University)H-Index: 1
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Development of a biodegradable and recyclable halochromic biosensor for monitoring spoilage of packaged seer fish is described in this study. The biosensor was prepared completely from materials of...
Abstract Background Fish is the important source of animal protein and regarded as the second food after rice in Bangladesh. Fish consumption is influenced by consumer socioeconomic characteristics. Objective The specific objectives of the current study are (i) to find information on consumers' fish consumption levels; (ii) to assess the relationships between consumer's preferences and their socioeconomic characteristics; and (iii) to investigate the factors affecting consumer fish consumption. ...
#1Hassan Rahnama(IAU: Islamic Azad University)H-Index: 6
#2Simon Somogyi(U of G: University of Guelph)H-Index: 8
AbstractThere isn’t much information about consumer choice behavior toward seafood in Iran and other countries along Caspian Sea. Then, the purpose of the study is to investigate consumer’s motivat...
Abstract Development of halochromic thin film sensors for monitoring the degree of spoilage of packaged seer fish is described in this study. Three halochromic thin film sensors were prepared by combining a halochromic dye with starch/potato dextrose agar, polyvinyl alcohol, and cellulose acetate and characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The halochromic sensors were tested for monitoring spoilage of packaged seer fish at ambient temperature, refrigerated, and frozen condit...
ABSTRACTIn this article, the influence of various cryogenic quick-freezing preservation methods on the quality and microstructure of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) slices were inve...
