Obesity, overconsumption and self-regulation failure: the unsung role of eating appropriateness standards

Personality traits and body mass index in Asian populations

“…In addition, different social norms around food and eating may make Conscientiousness less relevant for adiposity in Asia compared to the United States. That is, when behavior is regulated by external factors, such as cultural norms, there may be less of a need to self-regulate (de Ridder, de Vet, Stok, Adriaanse, & de Wit, 2013). In contrast, when there are no strong social norms and individuals have more choice about what, when, and how much to eat, Conscientiousness may contribute to maintaining a stable weight and protect against obesity.…”

Food Culture in the Home Environment: Family Meal Practices and Values Can Support Healthy Eating and Self-Regulation in Young People in Four European Countries

“…Bauer et al., ; Cislak et al., ), we found significant associations between communal meal values and young people's eating behaviors, over and above associations with joint family meals. This suggests that parents and caretakers not only influence young people's eating behaviors through their control over the accessibility of foods and their modeling and support of specific eating behaviors, but also by transmitting social standards of appropriate eating (De Ridder et al., ). To the extent that meal values at the family level reflect macro‐level food cultures that are dominant in society, our study provides novel evidence, based on correlational rather than descriptive data, in support of the theorised beneficial influences of communal food cultures that emphasise moderation (cf.…”

Healthy diet: Health impact, prevalence, correlates, and interventions

“…Nevertheless, there is much attention given to providing information in an easy-to-comprehend way (e.g. the widespread use of visual attributes in all kinds of forms) that may increase the understanding of a healthy diet, but not so much attention to the way consumers can adhere to advice on healthy diets, such as where, when and how they should implement advice in their daily lives (De Ridder, De Vet, Stok, Adriaanse, & De Wit, 2013). Communication of advice for healthy diets is also hampered by information released by diet gurus on the internet as well as personal communication of opinions about foods on social media, which some people tend to trust better than professional advice (according to a survey in a sample of 1063 participants representative of the Dutch population; Netherlands Institute for Public Health & the Environment [NIPHE], 2016).…”