Nutrition-Mental Health Survey 2026
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What Makes Us Like or Dislike Specific Foods?

In an online experiment published in Appetite, participants rated various characteristics of foods, including energy density, level of processing, and carbohydrate-to-fat ratio. Results showed that carbohydrate-to-fat ratio and taste were the primary determinants of food liking and the desire to eat. Contrary to findings from previous studies, the level of processing was not linked to […]