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0312/2015 - Influence of Nutrition college education on food neophobia expression
Influência da formação acadêmica em Nutrição na expressão da neofobia alimentar

Author:

• Diana Quitéria Cabral Ferreira - Ferreira, D.Q.C. - Natal, RN - Universidade Potiguar, Escola da Saúde - <dianaqcferreira@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Felipe Nalon Castro - Castro, F.N. - Universidade Potiguar, Escola de Gestão e Negócios - <castrofn@gmail.com>
• Fívia de Araújo Lopes - Lopes, F.A. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Fisiologia - <fivialopes@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

The study aimed to evaluate the influence of college education in Nutrition in the expression of neophobic feeding behavior. It is a cross-sectional study with 247 students, of both sexes and mean age of 24.6 ± 6.8 years, enrolled in the first and last year of the undergraduate course in Nutrition and others higher education courses in the area of health science. The food neophobia was evaluated through the food neophobia scale associated with a behavioral measure obtainedthe choice between known or unknown food. According to the results, the students who were in the beginning of the Nutrition course showed higher food neophobia scores than the students in the end of the course. However, this difference was not observed in contrast between the freshmen and seniorsother courses. In the behavioral assessment, it was seen that most of the seniorsNutrition course chose the unknown preparation, while in the other groups the majority chose the known preparation. The results suggest that the college education in Nutrition may influence the expression of food neophobia.

Keywords:

Feeding BehaviorStudents, health occupationsFood neophobia

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Ferreira, D.Q.C., Castro, F.N., Lopes, F.A.. Influence of Nutrition college education on food neophobia expression. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Nov). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/influence-of-nutrition-college-education-on-food-neophobia-expression/15385?id=15385



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