The psychology of food choice

One of the central problems in nutrition is the difficulty of getting people to change their dietary behaviors so as to bring about an improvement in health. This book tells about the influence on human food choice. It covers topics such as: models of fod choice; biological and learning influences o...

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Main Authors: Raats, Monique (Author), Shepherd, R. [ (Richard)] (Author)
Corporate Author: Nutrition Society (Great Britain)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U. K. : CABI in association with the Nutrition Society , c2006
Series:Frontiers in nutritional science no. 3
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2007/20073101502.pdf
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Summary:One of the central problems in nutrition is the difficulty of getting people to change their dietary behaviors so as to bring about an improvement in health. This book tells about the influence on human food choice. It covers topics such as: models of fod choice; biological and learning influences on food choice; and, societal influences
Written by leading international experts, this book explores one of the central difficulties faced by nutritionists today; how to improve people's health by getting them to change their dietary behaviour. It provides an overview of the current understading of consumer food choice by exploring models of food choice, the motivations of consumers, biological, learning and societal influences on food choice, and food choices across the lifespan.
Item Description:Also available in electronic resource
Physical Description:x, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical referencesand index
ISBN:0851990320 (e-book)
184593086X (e-book)
1845937236 (paperback : alk. paper)
9780851990323 (e-book)
9781845930868 (e-book)
9781845937232 (paperback : alk. paper)