Young adults in Western countries are gaining weight faster than their parents and are more
likely to gain weight than any other age cohort. Despite this, investigation into the complex …

Out-of-home foods (takeaway, take-out and fast foods) have become increasingly popular in
recent decades and are thought to be a key driver in increasing levels of overweight and …

Objectives Physical activity and healthy eating seem to be protective against experiencing
stress and negative affect as well as increase positive affect. At the same time, previous …

Objective Promoting adherence to healthy dietary patterns is a critical public health issue.
Models of behaviour, such as the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) allow programme …

The study aimed to explore how adolescents communicate food images in a widely used
social media image-sharing application. We examined how and in what context food was …

The authors propose a restructuring of the “food as health” paradigm to “food as well-being.”
This requires shifting from an emphasis on restraint and restrictions to a more positive …

Background Large proportions of children do not fulfil the World Health Organization
recommendation of eating at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables (FV) per day. To …

Research into young people and healthy eating has focussed on identifying the 'barriers' to
healthy eating and on developing interventions to address them. However, it has tended to …

Objectives While healthy eating patterns are of high importance in adolescence, most
adolescents portray quite unhealthy eating behaviour. One reason for this may be that social …

Food choices established during childhood and adolescence tend to persist into adulthood
with consequences for long-term health. Yet, to date, relatively little research has examined …