APS

2024 APS Annual Convention

From Farm to Fork: Understanding Factors Influencing Healthy Food Choices and Consumption

Friday, May 24, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Social

This symposium explores factors that influence food choices and consumption. Topics include perceiving foods produced with green energy as healthier, taking photos of meals before eating enhancing mindful eating, making healthier food choices in front of a large audience, and lay beliefs connecting low-calorie food choices with high social status.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Tianyi LiChair
    The University of Hong Kong
  • Jeffrey ParkerCoChair
    University of Illinois Chicago

Presentations

  1. Why Go Green? Foods Produced with Green Energy Are Perceived As Being HealthierIman Paul, Smaraki Mohanty, Jeffrey Parker
  2. Picture This: Reducing Plate Waste in the FieldSamina Lutfeali, Szu-chi Huang
  3. More Restrained in a Crowd: How Audience Size Affects Self-ControlZhisui Jia, Maferima Touré‐Tillery, Lili Wang
  4. Lay Beliefs about Healthy Food Choice and Social StatusTianyi Li, Jeffrey Parker