Attitudes to food - Studies

Rapopori (2003) 

People are motivated by health in contradictory ways. Existence of healthy foods so health must be a motivation for some. At the same time, people are becoming heavier. More people are eating out and consuming processed foods.

Tuorila & Pangborn (1988)

Obtained questionnaire data about women's intended and actual consumption of milk, cheese, ice cream and high fat and found that actual was based more on liking than on health concerns. 

Steptoe et al (1995) 

Put into rank order the factors taken into account by participants when choosing food to eat at, top - sensory appeal, health then convenience and price. 

Birch & Malin (1982) 

- Introduced 2 year olds to new foods over 6 weeks.
- 1 food presented 20 times; 1 ten times; 1 five times; 1 was novel.
- There was a direct relationship between exposure and food preference.
- 8-10 exposures were necessary for a shift in preference.

Brown & Ogden (2004) 

- Reported consistent correlations between parents and their children in terms of snack food intake, eating motivations and body dissatisfaction.