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Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study.

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 and 3 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Sumaia SahrinDepartment of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh.
Md Hasan Al BannaFaculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh.
M A RifatDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Justice Kanor TettehDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, University Post Office, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Tasnu AraDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh.
Mohammad HamiduzzamanFaculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, 4225, Australia.
Charles SpenceDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6BW, UK.
Satyajit KunduGlobal Health Institute, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Tazrian AbidFaculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh.
M M Mehedi HasanDepartment of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh.
Nargees AkterDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Ashish BiswasFaculty of Agriculture, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh.
Dilruba Easmin JharnaDepartment of Biochemistry and Food Analysis, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh.
Patuakhali Science and Technology University · BDKarolinska Institutet · SENorth South University · BDSouthern Cross University · AUUniversity of Cape Coast · GHUniversity of Chittagong · BDUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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BangladeshDemographicsFood neophobiaFood preferencesUniversity students

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