Elsevier

Appetite

Volume 19, Issue 1, August 1992, Pages 69-73
Appetite

Commentary
Real people, real foods, real eating situations: Real problems and real advantages

https://doi.org/10.1016/0195-6663(92)90238-2Get rights and content

Abstract

It is difficult to disagree with the principal notion put forward by Meiselman (1992): researchers involved in the study of human eating should strive to ensure that their work is, ultimately, of relevance to human eating. Thus, we would support his view that the field would benefit from more experimentation using “real people eating real foods in real eating situations”. There are, however, many shortcomings in the way Meiselman attempts to promote this view. In our response, we have noted some of the problems in Meiselman's paper, and go on to consider some of the reasons why this type of experimentation is not more commonly conducted.

References (8)

  • H.L. Meiselman

    Methodology and theory in human eating research

    Appetite

    (1992)
  • R.T. Jung et al.

    The management of obesity

    Clinical Endocrinology

    (1991)
  • A.J. Hill et al.

    Eating in the adult world: The rise of dieting in childhood and adolescence

    British Journal of Clinical Psychology

    (1992)
  • P.N. Jones et al.

    Use of preference mapping to relate consumer preference to the sensory properties of a processed meat product (tinned cat food)

    Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    (1989)
There are more references available in the full text version of this article.

Cited by (7)

  • Conducting contextualized and real-life product tests: Benefits and experimental challenges

    2019, Context: The Effects of Environment on Product Design and Evaluation
  • Quantifying satiation and satiety

    2013, Satiation, Satiety and the Control of Food Intake
  • The effects of context on liking: Implications for hedonic measurements in new product development

    2010, Consumer-Driven Innovation in Food and Personal Care Products
  • Studying meals in the home and in the laboratory

    2009, Meals in Science and Practice: Interdisciplinary Research and Business Applications
View all citing articles on Scopus
View full text