Food Preferences and Diets

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Familiarity is one explanation for food preferences in children, why?
Food neophobia is found in babies and children but this changes to liking and preference with repeated exposure (Marlin 1982
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Parental attitudes can affect food preference in children... How?
There is a significant positive correlation between the diets of mothers and children and also parents especially the mother provide a key role model for the child (Ogden 2007)
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What did Nickalus et al 2004 find?
A clear link between childhood food preferences and adult diet. However there were also changes, which shows that childhood experiences are important but not decisive
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Peers and the Media can affect food preference in children, how?
Studies have shown that modelling using admired peers can increase consumption of fruit and vegetables and also media advertising also has a powerful influence on the food choices of children (Harbio)
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Media campaigns can affect food preferences in adults, how?
There is an increasing awareness of the spread of obesity. Celebrities such as Jamie Oliver have helped to change attitude. However the availability of cheap fast food, reduces the effectiveness of such campaigns
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Food can also influence our mood... how?
In babies, sweet foods are effective in reducing distress (Benton 2002) and also when we are stressed, there is often an increase in sugar and fat consumption (Gibson 2006)
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Culture can also affect what foods we eat... Name some examples?
People in Mediterranean countries eat more fruit and veg than those in the UK and people in Sweden and Norway eat the most fibre while those in Portugal, Spain and Italy eat the least
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What did Wardle et al say this was down to?
Due to the availability of certain foods
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What Leshem 2009 find?
Even with equal access to a range of foods and different ethnic groups still have different diets which influence the culture and dietary history on food preferences
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Why do people diet?
Social norms of slimness, being attractive and to loss weight
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What did Mark 2006 state?
Diets are destined to fail as they do not address hormonal problems such as leptin imbalances (leptin regulates appetite
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What did Bellar and Jorosz 2008 state?
A diet is not as simple as eating less calories as overweight people can develop an insensitivity to insulin. A diet should involve by eating less calories AND exercising more.
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What did Havel 2000 find?
Low calorie diets = low leptin levels, so initial weight loss but then they are to hungry so weight is gained
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What did Weigle 2003 find?
Low-fat diets maintained weight loss
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What did Sorernsen 2003 state?
Prevention of becoming overweight the best option
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What makes diets work?
Motivation, Social support, Reinforcement and exercise at the same time (Ross et al 2000)
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What did Lichtman find?
Dieters delude themselves about both their food intake and exercise levels. Obese people underestimated their food intake by 47% and overestimated their exercise by 51%
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