Sensory nudges: The influences of environmental contexts on consumers’ sensory perception, emotional responses, and behaviors toward foods and beverages

While sensory food cues have been shown to stimulate the secretion of saliva, Morquecho-Campos et al. (2019) wanted the effects of changing food odors and olfactory (smell-related) stimulation on saliva secretion and composition, respectively. In the first study, 36 individuals were randomly exposed to no-odor, non-food, and odors that are perceived as sweet, savory, and […]

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 […]