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The Sustainable Food Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Food Behaviour explores the intricate relationship between individual preferences, societal norms, and global challenges in the pursuit of sustainable eating habits. Featuring contributions from experts across various fields, the book delves into the nutritional, social, and psychological foundations of food choices, the influence of technology and innovation, and the role of policy in guiding consumer behavior. Through comprehensive analysis and case studies, it offers a roadmap for promoting environmentally friendly and health-conscious food consumption patterns.

The book is structured into three sections, with each part focusing on unique aspects of sustainable eating. Highlights include chapters on psychological predictors of food choices, the impact of political attitudes, mindfulness in eating, front-of-package labeling, and smartphone interventions. It provides a holistic understanding of how science, mindfulness, and technology can be leveraged to encourage sustainable food choices.

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Valentina Carfora, PhD, is a Professor of Social Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Her research primarily focuses on applied social psychology, health psychology, and consumer psychology. She investigates the psychological mechanisms underlying behavior change, with a particular emphasis on the effects of persuasive communication―such as message framing and digital tailored interventions―on promoting sustainable and health-oriented behaviors. These include increased fruit and vegetable consumption, reduced meat intake, the incorporation of novel foods, organic and locally sourced food choices, sustainable fashion consumption, and regular physical activity.

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Blending insights from nutrition, psychology, environmental science and policy analysis, The Sustainable Food Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Food Behavior, dives into individual preferences, societal norms, and global challenges and how they intersect in the quest for more sustainable eating habits. Through a series of expert contributions representing multiple disciplines, the book examines the nutritional, social and psychological underpinnings of food choices, the impact of technology and innovation in promoting sustainability, and the role of policy in shaping consumer behavior.

Divided into three sections, with an overall theme of environmentally health-conscious food consumption pattern strategies demonstrated by case studies and practical examples, The Sustainable Food Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Food Behavior begins with an overview of policies and perspectives and moves through the social-psychology of eating. It concludes with the promotion of sustainable food choices through science, mindfulness and technology. Book highlights include chapters on assessing psychological predictors of sustainable food choices, the influence of political attitudes in sustainable eating, mindfulness and mindful eating, the impact of front-of-package labeling on sustainable food choices and smartphone interventions to promote sustainable eating.

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