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Food Choices, Consumption, Nutrition Behaviors, and Human Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 November 2024) | Viewed by 4900

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Dr. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo

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Food Security and Focused Area Research Group, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
Interests: agricultural economics; climate change and health; environmental and health economics; food and nutrition security; sustainable food system

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Healthy dietary practices start early in life with breastfeeding fostering healthy growth that improves cognitive development, and may have longer term health benefits such as reducing the risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) later in life. Energy intake (calories) should be in balance with energy expenditure to avoid unhealthy weight gain. Furthermore, consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps to prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of the NCDs and other health conditions. However, increased production of processed foods, increasing food prices, climate change impacts, rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in individuals and household’s dietary patterns and nutritional outcomes. People are now making different food choices and consuming more foods high in energy, fats, free sugars and salt/sodium, while many people do not eat enough fruit, vegetables and other dietary fibres. Meanwhile, healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as the NCDs, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer while unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are fastly leading global risks to human health. Interestingly, the exact make-up of a diversified, balanced and healthy diet will vary depending on individual socio economic characteristics such as age, gender, lifestyle and degree of physical activity, cultural context, locally available foods and dietary customs. Intriguingly, the basic principles of what constitutes a healthy diet remain the same. This Special issue welcomes original studies (review and research articles) that consider and links food-nutrition economics with economic principle and theories, economics of food and nutrition behavior, food-nutrition and health economics, climate change-food and health economics, dietary diversity, hunger and undernourishment, consumer food choices and nutritional outcomes with a focus on micro and macroeconomic issues of significant development policy relevance to the attainment of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Special Issue will highlight the most recent advances in all aspects relevant to food-nutrition behaviors and health economics.

Dr. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • food intake
  • food sovereignty
  • climate and health
  • health economics
  • malnutrition
  • nutritional status
  • UN’s sustainable goals

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Sources of Environmental Reinforcement and Engagement in Health Risk Behaviors Among a General Population Sample of US Adults
by Alexa M. L’Insalata, Jeffrey M. Girard and Tera L. Fazzino
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(11), 1390; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111390 - 22 Oct 2024
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Research supports the premise that greater substance use is associated with fewer sources of environmental reinforcement. However, it remains unclear whether types of environmental reinforcement (e.g., social or work) may differentially influence use. This study tested the association between types of environmental reinforcement [...] Read more.
Research supports the premise that greater substance use is associated with fewer sources of environmental reinforcement. However, it remains unclear whether types of environmental reinforcement (e.g., social or work) may differentially influence use. This study tested the association between types of environmental reinforcement and engagement in multiple health risk behaviors (alcohol use, binge eating, and nicotine use). Cross-sectional data were collected from a general population sample of US adults (N = 596). The Pleasant Events Schedule (PES) was used to measure sources of reinforcement. Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) characterized different areas of environmental reinforcement and correlations with alcohol consumption, binge eating, and nicotine use. A four-factor structure of the PES demonstrated a conceptually cohesive model with acceptable fit and partial strict invariance. Social-related reinforcement was positively associated with alcohol consumption (β = 0.30, p < 0.001) and binge eating (β = 0.26, p < 0.001). Work/school-related reinforcement was negatively associated with binge eating (β = −0.14, p = 0.006). No areas of reinforcement were significantly associated with nicotine use (p values = 0.069 to 0.755). Social-related activities may be associated with engagement in multiple health risk behaviors (more binge eating and alcohol use), whereas work/school-related activities may be preventative against binge eating. Understanding these relationships can inform prevention efforts targeting health risk behaviors. Full article
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The Connections among Interacting with Nature, Nature Relatedness and Dietary Choices: A Pilot Mixed Methods Study
by Dahlia Stott, Chetan Sharma, Jonathan M Deutsch and Brandy-Joe Milliron
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(7), 899; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070899 - 10 Jul 2024
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Interacting with nature and a connection to nature (Nature Relatedness [NR]) have been associated with better mental and physical health as well as higher levels of physical activity. However, limited research has explored how interacting with nature and NR may promote healthful dietary [...] Read more.
Interacting with nature and a connection to nature (Nature Relatedness [NR]) have been associated with better mental and physical health as well as higher levels of physical activity. However, limited research has explored how interacting with nature and NR may promote healthful dietary behaviors. The purpose of this pilot convergent mixed methods study was to explore the connections between interacting with nature, NR, and dietary choices. For descriptive purposes, we measured participants’ (n = 25) interactions with nature, NR (total, experience, perspective, and self) scores, physical activity, and Healthy Eating Index-2020 scores. In-depth interviews (n = 13) explored the factors that influence interacting with nature and food choices. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately, and later integrated to yield a more complete understanding of the research inquiry than either form of data would have provided alone. The results from this pilot mixed methods study indicate that there are connections between the variables of interest and that NR may play a pivotal role in how interacting with nature may promote sustainable dietary behaviors. These findings could promote the potential for utilizing nature-based experiences to improve dietary intake. Full article
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Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat. Development and Validation of a Scale for Identifying Attitudes toward Wild Meat
by Dominika Mesinger, Aneta Ocieczek and Tomasz Owczarek
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1247; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021247 - 10 Jan 2023
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Attitudes toward food are one of the most critical factors related to consumer behavior in the food market. Therefore, identifying attitudes toward a specific food product may be essential for identifying factors influencing certain behaviors regarding game. In addition, game meat is a [...] Read more.
Attitudes toward food are one of the most critical factors related to consumer behavior in the food market. Therefore, identifying attitudes toward a specific food product may be essential for identifying factors influencing certain behaviors regarding game. In addition, game meat is a valuable food that can increase the variety of meat and reduce the intensive breeding of slaughter animals. Therefore, a research gap was found regarding the lack of a tool for identifying attitudes toward game that would allow for the acquisition of data valid for studying conditions related to game consumption. The study aims to validate a developed scale for identifying the attitudes of young Tri-City residents toward game. To collect the database, two groups of respondents are involved in the validation procedure. This procedure includes validation of content, response process, and statistical validation. The scale is validated, and four domains are distinguished based on the PCA test. The validated scale consists of 10 statements (initially 11). The estimated Cronbach’s alpha (0.6944) indicates good scale internal consistency. The developed scale can be used to identify attitudes of young Tri-City residents toward game and search for links between these attitudes and behaviors related to game consumption. Full article
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A Systematic Review on the Prevalence and Risk of Orthorexia Nervosa in Health Workers and Students
by Ellie G. McInerney, Peta Stapleton and Oliver Baumann
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(8), 1103; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081103 - 21 Aug 2024
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Extensive knowledge on nutrition and dieting has been associated with an increased risk of orthorexia (an obsession with food that one considers healthy) within the research literature. A systematic review was conducted to identify the prevalence of orthorexia in individuals who were employed [...] Read more.
Extensive knowledge on nutrition and dieting has been associated with an increased risk of orthorexia (an obsession with food that one considers healthy) within the research literature. A systematic review was conducted to identify the prevalence of orthorexia in individuals who were employed in, or studying, health careers. The databases Psychinfo and Pubmed were searched to obtain research articles. Studies assessing orthorexia and either students or workers within health-related fields were included. A study merit rating system was utilised to assess the quality of each study included. In total, 26 articles were included in the current review after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. The prevalence of orthorexia was the greatest in dietetic students. Research findings consistently demonstrated that the prevalence of orthorexia was higher in those working or studying in health fields than the general population. Individuals in their early stages of study or career appear most at risk. Orthorexia prevalence, however, does not appear to differ by sex or BMI. Orthorexia is novel research area. The trends in the current review suggest that individuals in health-related careers appear to be more at risk of orthorexic patterns. More research in this area is needed through the use of scales with greater psychometric properties. Full article
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