Emotions and Food Consumption (Macronutrient) in a Foodservice College Setting—A Mixed Methods Study

Autor: Heather Hartwell, John S. A. Edwards, Lorraine Brown
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Culinary Science & Technology. 11:165-182
ISSN: 1542-8044
1542-8052
DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2013.769870
Popis: The aim of this research is to critically evaluate the relationship between emotions and food consumption (macronutrient) in a realistic eating environment, a college cafeteria. Subjects (n = 408) completed an emotions questionnaire before and after freely choosing, paying for, and consuming a hot main meal. Eleven narrative interviews were also undertaken. The results demonstrated a greater feeling of contentment with a high-fat, high-energy meal, whereas with a low-carbohydrate meal, participants felt unfulfilled. Emotions appear to have a noticeable effect on meals and their consumption, which is not necessarily brought out in the quantitative research alone.
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