Application and validation of the Feeding Infants: Behaviour and Facial Expression Coding System (FIBFECS) to assess liking and wanting in infants at the time of complementary feeding

Nekitsing, Chandani; Madrelle, Jérôme; Barends, C.; Graaf, C. de; Parrott, Heather Macpherson; Morgan, Stephanie; Weenen, Hugo; Hetherington, Marion M.

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2015.09.012

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“…Predictive modeling incorporating cultural backgrounds may offer more information and the possibility of automation for the decision-making process or product variation when developing new insect-based food products. Recent research has been based on automatic estimations of liking based on facial expression dynamics, especially for infants, since self-reported data may not be easily obtained [ 37 , 38 ]. However, research on automatic assessments based on biometrics is rarer [ 15 , 28 , 32 ].…”

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Non-Invasive Biometrics and Machine Learning Modeling to Obtain Sensory and Emotional Responses from Panelists during Entomophagy

Fuentes

Wong

Viejo

2020

Foods

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Insect-based food products offer a more sustainable and environmentally friendly source of protein compared to plant and animal proteins. Entomophagy is less familiar for Non-Asian cultural backgrounds and is associated with emotions such as disgust and anger, which is the basis of neophobia towards these products. Tradicional sensory evaluation may offer some insights about the liking, visual, aroma, and tasting appreciation, and purchase intention of insect-based food products. However, more robust methods are required to assess these complex interactions with the emotional and subconscious responses related to cultural background. This study focused on the sensory and biometric responses of consumers towards insect-based food snacks and machine learning modeling. Results showed higher liking and emotional responses for those samples containing insects as ingredients (not visible) and with no insects. A lower liking and negative emotional responses were related to samples showing the insects. Artificial neural network models to assess liking based on biometric responses showed high accuracy for different cultures (>92%). A general model for all cultures with an 89% accuracy was also achieved.

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Non-Invasive Biometrics and Machine Learning Modeling to Obtain Sensory and Emotional Responses from Panelists during Entomophagy

Fuentes

Wong

Viejo

2020

Foods

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“…A future study could also include measuring liking and wanting. A recent study (Hetherington et al, ; Nekitsing et al, ) suggests that distinguishing between liking and wanting is possible in infants based on facial expressions and behavior.…”

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Exposure to texture of foods for 8‐month‐old infants: Does the size of the pieces matter?

Costa

Remijn

Weenen

et al. 2017

Journal of Texture Studies

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This study examined the effect of meals varying in amount, size, and hardness of food pieces on the development of the chewing capabilities of 8-month-old infants. The study also examined changes in shivering, gagging, coughing, choking, and their ability to eat from a spoon. In an in-home setting two groups were given commercially available infant meals and fruits, purees with either less, smaller and softer or more, larger and harder pieces. Both groups were given these foods for 4 weeks and were monitored several times during this period. After the 4-week exposure period infants in both groups were given the same five test foods. Structured questionnaires with questions on eating behavior and the child's development were conducted 6 times in the 4 to 12-month period and video analyses of feedings were conducted 4 times between 8 and 9 months. After the 4-week exposure period, the group that had been exposed to the foods with more, larger and harder pieces showed a significantly higher rating for chewing a piece of carrot and potato for the first time, but not for a piece of banana nor for mashed foods. Shivering, gagging, coughing, choking, and ability to eat from a spoon were not different between the two groups. These results contribute to the insight that exposure to texture is important for young children to learn how to handle texture. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: (a) The study shows the feasibility of testing the effects of texture interventions on chewing capability and oral responses such as gagging, coughing, and choking in infants. (b) The study contributes to the insight that exposure to food texture to learn how to handle texture is important for infants and showed that exposing children to a higher amount of larger pieces improves their chewing capability for a piece of carrot and potato, at least immediately after the intervention.

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“…Similarly, coding schemes such as the FIBFECS have been adapted from existing facial expression and behavioural cue measures to support analyses of liking and wanting in early infancy. The FIBFECS has been applied to detect differences in response to a novel vegetable following an intervention involving repeated exposure and to distinguishing between target foods which differ in taste qualities Nekitsing et al, 2016). The potential implications of these observational methods include application within infant obesity prevention trials and also as a tool to support caregivers as a feeding aid.…”

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Understanding infant eating behaviour – Lessons learned from observation

Hetherington

2017

Physiology & Behavior

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Observations of human infants during feeding presents a rich source of data to identify the ways in which hunger, appetite and satiety are communicated in early life. Infants signal appetite through their interest or disinterest in food using a series of communication cues from rapid and transient facial expressions to subtle or potent gestures and bodily movements through to vocalisations and eventually speech. Even in the first days of life facial expressions in response to basic tastes are clearly demonstrated and shared between human infants, other primates and the rat. These sensory typical reactions are said to have biological significance since the positive affective response to sweet taste secures a safe and useful source of energy while an aversive response to bitter may protect against toxicity. However, beyond these shared responses to basic tastes, the human infant has a sophisticated communication system to demonstrate readiness to eat, avid or waning appetite and satiety. Video capture and behavioural coding of infant communication and caregiver responses during meals reveal the dynamic nature of mealtime interactions. Responsiveness to infant cues is influenced by maternal characteristics and mode of feeding. Breastfeeding facilitates communication by enhancing maternal responsiveness and increasing the frequency of engagement and disengagement cues of the infant. This demonstrates the bi-directionality and interdependence of infant communication during a feed, namely that more responsive feeding for example, through breastfeeding, is associated with more proficient communication by the infant. Overall, observational methods have revealed the complex ways in which infants signal energy needs to their caregivers, and in turn these same methods have captured on film the ways in which carers recognise and react to these signals as part of responsive feeding. Potential applications of these methods includes developing interventions to facilitate infant self-regulation through responsive feeding.

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Application and validation of the Feeding Infants: Behaviour and Facial Expression Coding System (FIBFECS) to assess liking and wanting in infants at the time of complementary feeding

Cited by 20 publications

References 46 publications

Non-Invasive Biometrics and Machine Learning Modeling to Obtain Sensory and Emotional Responses from Panelists during Entomophagy

Non-Invasive Biometrics and Machine Learning Modeling to Obtain Sensory and Emotional Responses from Panelists during Entomophagy

Exposure to texture of foods for 8‐month‐old infants: Does the size of the pieces matter?

Understanding infant eating behaviour – Lessons learned from observation

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