Open AccessSnacking cessation: It’s time to challenge this eating behaviour
Author(s) -
Catherine Krejany,
Epi Kanjo,
Moyez Jiwa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of health design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2206-785X
DOI - 10.21853/jhd.2021.127
Subject(s) - snacking , food choice , psychology , obesity , snack food , healthy eating , eating behavior , food intake , healthy food , social psychology , medicine , food science , physical activity , pathology , chemistry , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Our habits have changed over the generations. In particular, our eating behaviours continue to adapt and are intrinsically linked with changing social norms and myriad other influences leading us to consume more. In light of the obesity epidemic that threatens to be our greatest health challenge, the race is on to find new ways to modify or alter our food choices to those considered more “healthful”. Somewhere along the way snacking has become an acceptable eating pattern. We are uncomfortable foregoing these readily available and hedonistic food rewards. It may be time to change more than our food choice and question the need to snack at all.