The food environment

Question 1

What factors are associated with the amount of food consumed in a laboratory test meal?

Answer 1

Meal size, social situation (eating alone, with friend, with strangers), hunger, mood, individual differences in eating behaviours (restraint eating, emotional eating)

Question 2

What is a food desert?

Answer 2

Geographical areas in which the residents have restricted or non-existent access to healthful, affordable food options, such as fruit, vegetables, low-fat milk, and dairy products, and whole grains, because of the absence of grocery stores and other entities within a convenient traveling distance.