Improving the effectiveness of nutritional information policies: assessment of unconscious pleasure mechanisms involved in food-choice decisions.
Nutr Rev
; 70(2): 118-31, 2012 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22300598
ABSTRACT
The rise in obesity in many countries has led to the emergence of nutritional information policies that aim to change people's diets. Changing an individual's diet is an ambitious goal, since numerous factors influence a person's food-choice decisions, many of which are made unconsciously. These frequently subconscious processes should not be underestimated in food-choice behavior, as they play a major role in food diet composition. In this review, research in cognitive experimental psychology and neuroscience provides the basis for a critical analysis of the role of pleasure in eating behaviors. An assessment of the main characteristics of nutritional policies is provided, followed by recent findings showing that food choices are guided primarily by automatic emotional processes. Neuroimaging and behavioral studies, which provide new insights into the relationships between emotions and food both in lean persons and in persons with eating disorders, are reported as well. Lastly, the argument is presented that future nutritional policies can be more effective if they associate healthy food with eating pleasure.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento de Escolha
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Política Nutricional
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Preferências Alimentares
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutr Rev
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França