Food Consumption

Overview

Food consumption refers to the quantity, pattern, and composition of foods and beverages ingested by individuals or populations, and it is a primary determinant of nutritional status, energy balance, and chronic-disease risk. It is shaped by physiological need, cultural and culinary traditions, socioeconomic conditions, food availability and environment, taste perception, and individual preferences, and it is studied through dietary assessment methods including recalls, food-frequency questionnaires, dietary diversity scores, and intake records. Patterns of consumption, rather than single nutrients, are increasingly emphasized, since dietary quality, the balance of energy-dense processed foods against fruits, vegetables, and whole foods, predicts outcomes such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and undernutrition. Population-level analysis links consumption patterns to demographic, economic, and educational factors and informs nutrition policy and intervention. The subject matter examined in this area includes fast-food consumption and overweight in university students, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, breakfast cereal and nutrition education effects on body mass index, bitter-taste perception and receptor phenotype in relation to intake, dietary diversity among patients with diabetes and hypertension, complementary feeding practices, and dietary intake in specific population groups. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on food consumption patterns, dietary assessment, and their relationship to health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 76 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Effect of Miracle Berry on Taste Modification Properties Among Adults Living in Australia: A Multi‐Phase Study Protocol
  2026 · Food Science & Nutrition
• TAS2R38 genotype and CRS severity in children with cystic fibrosis
  2025 · Heliyon
• Vegetable preferences change throughout the lifespan: a comparison between early and mid-to-late elderly
  2025 · Food Research International
• Traditional Foods, the Mediterranean Diet, and Health Promotion
  2025 ·
• Self-care practices and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending public hospitals in Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
  Eshetu Zemen et al. · 2025 · PeerJ
• Household food insecurity, sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors associated with high blood pressure among women in farming communities in Ghana
  A. K. Christian et al. · 2025 · BMC Women's Health
• Impact of prenatal drought exposures on under-5 childhood stunting in 32 low-and-middle-income countries: a global analysis using demographic and health survey
  2025 · Environmental Health
• Early Marriage and Exclusive Breastfeeding History with The Incidence of Stunting in Toddlers at Karangreja, Purbalingga
  2025 · Health Information : Jurnal Penelitian

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