Brain responses to food odors associated with BMI change at 2-year follow-up.

With the aim of improving the effectiveness of nutrition education programs and behavior change campaigns, Pettigrew, Talati and Pratt (2017) studied 409 Australian survey respondents aged 25-64 years on their perceptions of the meaning of four terms used to describe unhealthy foods: junk food, snack food, party food and discretionary food. The research found ‘junk […]

While there is evidence that customers are influenced by the ambient scents in retail stores and restaurants, Singh et al. (2019) wanted to discover the impact of the restaurant waiting staff’s scent on customer perception and behavior, specifically on menu choice, flavor perception, overall liking of meal items, meal satisfaction, amount consumed, and tip amount […]