Food insecurity and pediatric obesity: a double whammy in the era of COVID-19

JM Tester, LG Rosas, CW Leung - Current obesity reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review examines the current evidence about the ways in
which food insecurity relates to obesity in children and adolescents, examining diet and diet …

Normalising the “ugly” to reduce food waste: Exploring the socialisations that form appearance preferences for fresh fruits and vegetables

A Makhal, K Robertson, M Thyne… - Journal of Consumer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fruits and vegetables that fail to conform to an aesthetic standard are labelled suboptimal
and are often devalued and ultimately discarded. Although consumers perceive suboptimal …

Expanding the lens of food well-being: An examination of contemporary marketing, policy, and practice with an eye on the future

ML Scott, B Vallen - Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Food plays a fundamental and vital role in our lives, and exploration into food and people's
relationship with it constitutes a central stream of research in the fields of marketing and …

Sharing food can backfire: When healthy choices for children lead parents to make unhealthy choices for themselves

KG Wight, PJ Liu, L Zhou… - Journal of Marketing …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Many consumers are caregivers and, as part of caregiving, frequently make food choices for
their dependents. This research examines how food choices made for children influence the …

Children eat more food when they prepare it themselves

JM DeJesus, SA Gelman, I Herold, JC Lumeng - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
Encouraging children to participate in food preparation is recommended by pediatric
guidelines and has been included in public health interventions. However, little is known …

Primary school children's responses to food waste at school

DA Yen, B Cappellini, T Dovey - British Food Journal, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper seeks to understand children's responses to food waste in school by
exploring children's views on food waste and empowering them to discuss and develop their …

Studying healthcare from a marketing perspective

D Iacobucci, D Popovich - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2022 - nowpublishers.com
Healthcare is becoming an increasingly complex issue and requires more active decision-
making from consumers. This monograph outlines a research agenda for studying …

Negative associations of frozen compared with fresh vegetables

PM Connell, SR Finkelstein, ML Scott, B Vallen - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite convenience and nutrition advantages of frozen vegetables, consumption of them is
low compared with fresh vegetables and continues to decrease. In two studies, we observe …

When variety is not the spice of life: The influence of perceived relational self-threat on variety seeking in snack choices

SR Finkelstein, X Xu, PM Connell - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
People often seek variety in food choices because they believe variety offers them many
benefits such as giving them a chance to explore new foods while decreasing the likelihood …

[PDF][PDF] Preventing food waste and promoting healthier eating among lower-income families in industrialized nations

PM Connell, SR Finkelstein, ML Scott… - Handbook Famine …, 2017 - researchgate.net
A wide body of research shows that lower income is highly correlated with obesity in
industrialized nations. Research indicates this is largely due to lack of availability and …