The Sustainable Food Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Food Behaviour explores the intricate relationship between individual preferences, societal norms, and global challenges in the pursuit of sustainable eating habits. Featuring contributions from experts across various fields, the book delves into the nutritional, social, and psychological foundations of food choices, the influence of technology and innovation, and the role of policy in guiding consumer behavior. Through comprehensive analysis and case studies, it offers a roadmap for promoting environmentally friendly and health-conscious food consumption patterns.
The book is structured into three sections, with each part focusing on unique aspects of sustainable eating. Highlights include chapters on psychological predictors of food choices, the impact of political attitudes, mindfulness in eating, front-of-package labeling, and smartphone interventions. It provides a holistic understanding of how science, mindfulness, and technology can be leveraged to encourage sustainable food choices.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. Part 1 Holistic perspectives in sustainable food consumption - p. 1 3. Chapter 1 Interdisciplinary trends in the promotion of sustainable food choices - p. 3 4. Chapter 2 A trans-disciplinary approach to the assessment of sustainable food consumption - p. 25 5. Part 2 The psychological science behind consumer sustainable food choice - p. 43 6. Chapter 3 The social psychology of eating - p. 45 7. Chapter 4 Individual differences in healthy and sustainable food choices - p. 69 8. Chapter 5 Political ideology and sustainable eating: The role of values, disgust sensitivity, and food neophobia - p. 89 9. Chapter 6 The role of implicit attitudes and automatic processes in sustainable food choices - p. 109 10. Chapter 7 Feeling sustainability: The role of emotions in pro-environmental food choice - p. 131 11. Chapter 8 Food choices and religion: The case of the United Arab Emirates - p. 151 12. Chapter 9 Food waste (un)sustainability: A social-psychological perspective - p. 163 13. Chapter 10 Acceptance of novel food and the role of psychological food involvement - p. 177 14. Chapter 11 Psychological factors affecting the consumption intention for 3D bioprinted meat: A neural network-based decision support system analysis - p. 193 15. Part 3 Promoting sustainable food choices at the individual level - p. 211 16. Chapter 12 Mindfulness, mindful eating, and sustainable diets - p. 213 17. Chapter 13 Self-regulation strategies for reducing meat consumption - p. 231 18. Chapter 14 Framing messages for promoting sustainable food choices - p. 249 19. Chapter 15 Smartphone interventions to promote sustainable food choices - p. 265 20. Part 4 Population-level Strategies - p. 285 21. Chapter 16 Population-level interventions for sustainable food consumption - p. 287 22. Chapter 17 The impact of front-of-package labeling on sustainable food choices - p. 303 23. Chapter 18 The role of sustainable production attributes and certification in determining consumer choices - p. 321 24. Chapter 19 Promoting sustainable food choices in settings through choice architecture interventions - p. 335 25. Part 5 Scaling up: Strategic approaches to sustainable food systems and local food policies - p. 351 26. Chapter 20 Deconstructing perceptions on mediterranean diet with Q-methodology: Myth versus truths - p. 353 27. Chapter 21 Measuring the adherence to the mediterranean diet in adult population - p. 375 28. Chapter 22 Sustainable consumption patterns within consumers’ Food Coops - p. 391 29. Chapter 23 The sustainability in urban food policy - p. 411 30. Index - p. 431
The Sustainable Food Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Food Behaviour explores the intricate relationship between individual preferences, societal norms, and global challenges in the pursuit of sustainable eating habits. Featuring contributions from experts across various fields, the book delves into the nutritional, social, and psychological foundations of food choices, the influence of technology and innovation, and the role of policy in guiding consumer behavior. Through comprehensive analysis and case studies, it offers a roadmap for promoting environmentally friendly and health-conscious food consumption patterns.
The book is structured into three sections, with each part focusing on unique aspects of sustainable eating. Highlights include chapters on psychological predictors of food choices, the impact of political attitudes, mindfulness in eating, front-of-package labeling, and smartphone interventions. It provides a holistic understanding of how science, mindfulness, and technology can be leveraged to encourage sustainable food choices.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. Part 1 Holistic perspectives in sustainable food consumption - p. 1 3. Chapter 1 Interdisciplinary trends in the promotion of sustainable food choices - p. 3 4. Chapter 2 A trans-disciplinary approach to the assessment of sustainable food consumption - p. 25 5. Part 2 The psychological science behind consumer sustainable food choice - p. 43 6. Chapter 3 The social psychology of eating - p. 45 7. Chapter 4 Individual differences in healthy and sustainable food choices - p. 69 8. Chapter 5 Political ideology and sustainable eating: The role of values, disgust sensitivity, and food neophobia - p. 89 9. Chapter 6 The role of implicit attitudes and automatic processes in sustainable food choices - p. 109 10. Chapter 7 Feeling sustainability: The role of emotions in pro-environmental food choice - p. 131 11. Chapter 8 Food choices and religion: The case of the United Arab Emirates - p. 151 12. Chapter 9 Food waste (un)sustainability: A social-psychological perspective - p. 163 13. Chapter 10 Acceptance of novel food and the role of psychological food involvement - p. 177 14. Chapter 11 Psychological factors affecting the consumption intention for 3D bioprinted meat: A neural network-based decision support system analysis - p. 193 15. Part 3 Promoting sustainable food choices at the individual level - p. 211 16. Chapter 12 Mindfulness, mindful eating, and sustainable diets - p. 213 17. Chapter 13 Self-regulation strategies for reducing meat consumption - p. 231 18. Chapter 14 Framing messages for promoting sustainable food choices - p. 249 19. Chapter 15 Smartphone interventions to promote sustainable food choices - p. 265 20. Part 4 Population-level Strategies - p. 285 21. Chapter 16 Population-level interventions for sustainable food consumption - p. 287 22. Chapter 17 The impact of front-of-package labeling on sustainable food choices - p. 303 23. Chapter 18 The role of sustainable production attributes and certification in determining consumer choices - p. 321 24. Chapter 19 Promoting sustainable food choices in settings through choice architecture interventions - p. 335 25. Part 5 Scaling up: Strategic approaches to sustainable food systems and local food policies - p. 351 26. Chapter 20 Deconstructing perceptions on mediterranean diet with Q-methodology: Myth versus truths - p. 353 27. Chapter 21 Measuring the adherence to the mediterranean diet in adult population - p. 375 28. Chapter 22 Sustainable consumption patterns within consumers’ Food Coops - p. 391 29. Chapter 23 The sustainability in urban food policy - p. 411 30. Index - p. 431
