Research paper
Stroebele N, De Castro JM. Effect of ambience on food intake and food choice. Nutrition. 2004;20(9):821-838. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2004.05.012
Why we cite it
Review article synthesizing the literature on how environmental "ambience" — the full context of social and physical surroundings — affects food intake and food choice. Examines a wide range of ambient factors: social presence (who is eating with you), sound (music, noise), temperature, smell, color, lighting, time of day, distraction, food accessibility, dining location, and food presentation. The central argument is that the magnitude of these ambient effects is underestimated in traditional laboratory-based nutrition research, which strips away ecological context, and that deliberate manipulation of ambient factors could serve as a therapeutic tool for modifying eating patterns. Complements cse13 (Herman & Polivy 2008, normative/sensory cue taxonomy) by providing the broader environmental framework, and connects to cse15 (Kessler 2009) on environmental cue-driven eating. Referenced by 1 companion and 1 companion-review.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.05.012 · PubMed 15325695 · Publisher