Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study
Food neophobia, described as a reluctance to eat and or avoid new food, is a personality trait that affects food choice. Despite its potential influence on an individual's food intake, food neophobia has been poorly investigated in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate...
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| author | Sumaia Sahrin Md. Hasan Al Banna M. A. Rifat Justice Kanor Tetteh Tasnu Ara Mohammad Hamiduzzaman Charles Spence Satyajit Kundu Mohammad Tazrian Abid M.M. Mehedi Hasan Nargees Akter Ashish Biswas Dilruba Easmin Jharna |
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| description | Food neophobia, described as a reluctance to eat and or avoid new food, is a personality trait that affects food choice. Despite its potential influence on an individual's food intake, food neophobia has been poorly investigated in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences in a sample of Bangladeshi university students. Five hundred students from five public universities completed the structured surveys. Food neophobia was assessed by a 10-item validated food neophobia scale with some minor modifications based on study settings. A multiple linear regression model was used to observe the factors associated with food neophobia. The mean food neophobia score among study participants was 37.45 (SD: 13.39, Range: 13–67). According to the adjusted statistical model, being female (regression coefficient, β = 2.73), having higher monthly family income (β = −6.64), being underweight (β = 4.68), being overweight (β = −4.63), having any food allergy (β = 9.09), and a history of sickness after eating a new food item (β = 5.16) were significantly associated with food neophobia amongst the participants. The participants' liking of various food items such as vegetables were significantly correlated with food neophobia scores. Nutrition education policies and programs are of importance to address the students' food neophobia during their tertiary education so that they maintain lifelong healthy dietary habits and consume a variety of foods to improve their physical health and well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2e76a828e4c4215a980090e33ff02c42023-05-31T04:45:42ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-05-0195e15831Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional studySumaia Sahrin0Md. Hasan Al Banna1M. A. Rifat2Justice Kanor Tetteh3Tasnu Ara4Mohammad Hamiduzzaman5Charles Spence6Satyajit Kundu7Mohammad Tazrian Abid8M.M. Mehedi Hasan9Nargees Akter10Ashish Biswas11Dilruba Easmin Jharna12Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, BangladeshFaculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh; Nutrition Initiative, Khustia, Bangladesh; Corresponding author. Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh.Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, University Post Office, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Dhaka 1205, BangladeshFaculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, 4225, AustraliaDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6BW, UKGlobal Health Institute, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh; Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, BangladeshFaculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, BangladeshDepartment of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, BangladeshDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, BangladeshFaculty of Agriculture, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Food Analysis, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, BangladeshFood neophobia, described as a reluctance to eat and or avoid new food, is a personality trait that affects food choice. Despite its potential influence on an individual's food intake, food neophobia has been poorly investigated in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences in a sample of Bangladeshi university students. Five hundred students from five public universities completed the structured surveys. Food neophobia was assessed by a 10-item validated food neophobia scale with some minor modifications based on study settings. A multiple linear regression model was used to observe the factors associated with food neophobia. The mean food neophobia score among study participants was 37.45 (SD: 13.39, Range: 13–67). According to the adjusted statistical model, being female (regression coefficient, β = 2.73), having higher monthly family income (β = −6.64), being underweight (β = 4.68), being overweight (β = −4.63), having any food allergy (β = 9.09), and a history of sickness after eating a new food item (β = 5.16) were significantly associated with food neophobia amongst the participants. The participants' liking of various food items such as vegetables were significantly correlated with food neophobia scores. Nutrition education policies and programs are of importance to address the students' food neophobia during their tertiary education so that they maintain lifelong healthy dietary habits and consume a variety of foods to improve their physical health and well-being.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023030384Food neophobiaFood preferencesDemographicsUniversity studentsBangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Sumaia Sahrin Md. Hasan Al Banna M. A. Rifat Justice Kanor Tetteh Tasnu Ara Mohammad Hamiduzzaman Charles Spence Satyajit Kundu Mohammad Tazrian Abid M.M. Mehedi Hasan Nargees Akter Ashish Biswas Dilruba Easmin Jharna Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study Heliyon Food neophobia Food preferences Demographics University students Bangladesh |
| title | Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among bangladeshi university students evidence from a cross sectional study |
| topic | Food neophobia Food preferences Demographics University students Bangladesh |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023030384 |
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