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What we eat is largely predetermined by how we eat. This means that our food preferences and choices are actually contingent on countless decisions and activities related to domestic practices. In fact, the way we routinely plan our meals, shop for groceries, manage the pantry and the refrigerator, cook, serve, and eat foods, clean up afterwards, and store or dispose of leftovers influences our eating patterns considerably.

Domestic food practices have a profound effect on the quality of the diet and the health of individuals, while revealing a great deal about their culture and values, socioeconomic status and everyday family life. Importantly, they can act as either barriers or levers for behaviour change, hindering or enabling the transition to healthier diets, more sustainable eating habits and increasingly egalitarian societies. Yet, consumers' domestic foodscapes remain mostly unchartered territory as far as science is concerned.

The Food Behaviour Lab carries out research at the intersection of food, epidemiological and behavioural sciences to advance understanding of domestic food practices and their impact on how people evaluate, choose and consume foods.

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FOOD BEHAVIOUR LAB

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STUDY AREAS

Social and self-regulation of food practices


Patterns and drivers of food preparation and consumption


Acceptance and adoption of new foods and diets


Changes in food practices and eating habits mediated by mobile apps

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RESEARCH METHODS

Experimental: lab, online and intervention studies


Observational: surveys, secondary data analyses and interviews

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STUDY SUBJECTS

Samples of Portuguese young adults (18-45 years) with high school or university education


Adult (18-65 years) resident populations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom and the United States

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SOCIETAL THEMES

Obesity, health and food insecurity


Social inequality and gender discrimination


Healthy and sustainable diets


Meat-less diets and adoption of alternative proteins

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AFFILIATION

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Católica Lisbon Business & Economics

Food Behaviour Lab

CORE - Center for Consumer Well-being and Retail innovation

Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal

catolica-lisbon-research@ucp.pt

T(+351) 217 270 250

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