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Information about nutritional aspects of edible insects: Perspectives across di...
Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Florença, Sofia G.; Costa, Cristina A.; Correia, Paula M.R.; Ferreira, Manuela; Cardoso, Ana Paula; Campos, Sofia; Anjos, O.Edible insects (EIs) have recently gained attention as an alternative and more sustainable food, emerging as an alternative to other protein foods with higher environmental impacts, like bovine meat. EIs contain a valuable composition of macro and micronutrients, important for human nutrition. Nevertheless, their consumption is not yet widespread in Western countries, such as in Europe. This work aimed to study...
Emotions and Food Consumption: Emotional Eating Behavior in a European Population
Ljubičić, Marija; Matek Sarić, Marijana; Klarin, Ivo; Rumbak, Ivana; Colić Barić, Irena; Ranilović, Jasmina; Dželalija, Boris; Sarić, Ana; Nakić, DarioEmotion can reflect in the perception of food consumption. An increase in food intake during emotional and psychological conditions may have a negative impact on human health. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between food consumption, emotional eating behavior, and emotional conditions such as stress, depression, loneliness, boredom eating, maintaining vigilance and alertn...
Motivations Associated with Food Choices among Adults from Urban Setting
Ilić, Ana; Rumbak, Ivana; Dizdarić, Dina; Matek Sarić, Marijana; Colić Barić, Irena; Guiné, RaquelMotivation for food choices is one of the most important determinant of eating behavior, because it comes from within the person. The aim of this study was to observe food choice motivations and estimate differences in demographic and health characteristics towards food choice motives in the adult population (n = 675; 54% women, ≥18 years) from urban setting. Food choice motivations were assessed using an onlin...
Sources of information about dietary fibre: a cross-sectional survey of 1034 re...
Matek Sarić, Marijana; Ljubicic, Marija; Guiné, RaquelNutritional knowledge and attitudes are important for the consumption of healthy food. Well-informed consumers could have a higher chance to select food rich in nutrients like dietary fibre (DF), which is recognized as one of the major determinants for the improvement of health. Due to that reason, health institutions (health centres and hospitals); media (radio, television and internet); education institutions...