TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of visual cues associated with food on food acceptance and consumption
AU - Wadhera, Devina
AU - Capaldi-Phillips, Elizabeth D.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Several sensory cues affect food intake including appearance, taste, odor, texture, temperature, and flavor. Although taste is an important factor regulating food intake, in most cases, the first sensory contact with food is through the eyes. Few studies have examined the effects of the appearance of a food portion on food acceptance and consumption. The purpose of this review is to identify the various visual factors associated with food such as proximity, visibility, color, variety, portion size, height, shape, number, volume, and the surface area and their effects on food acceptance and consumption. We suggest some ways that visual cues can be used to increase fruit and vegetable intake in children and decrease excessive food intake in adults. In addition, we discuss the need for future studies that can further establish the relationship between several unexplored visual dimensions of food (specifically shape, number, size, and surface area) and food intake.
AB - Several sensory cues affect food intake including appearance, taste, odor, texture, temperature, and flavor. Although taste is an important factor regulating food intake, in most cases, the first sensory contact with food is through the eyes. Few studies have examined the effects of the appearance of a food portion on food acceptance and consumption. The purpose of this review is to identify the various visual factors associated with food such as proximity, visibility, color, variety, portion size, height, shape, number, volume, and the surface area and their effects on food acceptance and consumption. We suggest some ways that visual cues can be used to increase fruit and vegetable intake in children and decrease excessive food intake in adults. In addition, we discuss the need for future studies that can further establish the relationship between several unexplored visual dimensions of food (specifically shape, number, size, and surface area) and food intake.
KW - Color
KW - Food
KW - Number
KW - Portion size
KW - Variety
KW - Visual cues
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.11.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24411766
AN - SCOPUS:84890615355
SN - 1471-0153
VL - 15
SP - 132
EP - 143
JO - Eating Behaviors
JF - Eating Behaviors
IS - 1
ER -