Moderate eating with pleasure and without effort: Toward understanding the underlyingpsychological mechanisms

Culinary professionals understand the transformative properties of food. Recent studies demonstrated the use of molecular gastronomy and gastro-physical techniques in crafting modern meals with unique textures and flavor, gaining much renown. Kringelbach (2015) argued that expanding our understanding of the underlying mechanisms behind the pleasures of food in the brain would further modern culinary practices. […]

The downside of receiving dietary and nutritional counsel is the animosity it may generate due to restrictive or intrusive perception, however, Kalra, Joshi & Das (2021) suggest that this behavioral reaction can be modulated through the incorporation of happiness as part of the counseling process. Culinary happiness encompasses food acquisition, preparation, plating, and preservation, and […]