Factors related to self-perception of diet quality among South Korean adults

This 2015 article emphasizes the influences of various food properties on several outcomes. Food form in particular can impact nutritional outcomes through multiple mechanisms involving cognitive and oral sensory processes, and stomach and intestine activity. Dhillon et al. explain that holding expectations about the form of food can determine digestive processes, metabolism occurring after absorption, […]

In this 2007 study, Mourao et al. investigated the influence of changing food form on the appetite and energy intakes of lean and obese adults. The matched solid and beverage foods analyzed were: watermelon and watermelon juice (to represent high carbohydrate stimuli); cheese and milk (high protein); and coconut and coconut milk (represents high fat). […]