Research News

Most Dutch consumers have a neutral and nuanced attitude towards industrial food processing

There is not much known about consumers’ attitudes and associations towards the processing of foods. Recently, new insights from a Dutch consumer study were published in Appetite: Read more

New study demonstrates a consistent effect of meal texture on eating rate and food intake across a wide range of meals

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project demonstrate that meal texture can be manipulated to both slow eating speed and reduce intake across a wide range of different meal formats. Read more

The clinical trial is underway: pre-data analysis scripts and detailed study methods

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project have been published in the journal Food Quality and Preference highlighting how bread shape can influence both bread and condiment intakes. Read more

New Restructure findings show that bread shape influences energy intake

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project have been published in the journal Food Quality and Preference highlighting how bread shape can influence both bread and condiment intakes. Read more

Ciarán Forde (project leader)

Wageningen University

Prof. Ciarán Forde is chair of Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour in the division of Human Nutrition and Health of Wageningen University and Research. He has over 20 years’ experience in the public, private and academic sectors, Read more

Alwine kardinaal

TiFN

Alwine Kardinaal is the Theme Director for Healthy Nutrition at TiFN. Alwine is a nutrition scientist with a long history of running multidisciplinary projects set up to understand and demonstrate the health benefits of food ingredients. In RESTRUCTURE, Read more