Food, Health and Society: Determinants of Eating Behavior

Dear Colleagues,

With the constant increase of the world population, is expected that agricultural production will have to follow this growth, in order to meet the corresponding needs of food and feed consumption. However, in order to guarantee the preservation of the planet and the optimization of the use of resources, the current production systems, mostly intensive, must undergo urgent transformations. The need for sustainable food production and consumption is evidenced by accentuated climate changes, which are already being felt, in some cases drastically, characterized by extreme weather events, such as heat and cold waves, storms, heavy rains and floods, droughts and wildfires, and greater unpredictability in weather patterns. Associated with the urgency of using sustainable production systems, it is equally necessary and essential to change consumption behaviors, lifestyles and personal choices, which are influenced by factors of a different nature. In the case of eating habits, many are dictated by socioeconomic and educational conditions, combined with individual biological factors, which affect the way food is perceived and preferred and, consequently, the final choices.

This special issue aims to bring together works on biological, social, psychological, cultural, historical, political and ecological factors associated with food production and choices, nutrition and society. Potential topics include, but are not limited to：

• Biological determinants of eating behavior;
• Psychosocial and socio-demographic determinants of eating behavior;
• Economic determinants of food consumption;
• Models of behavior change;
• Global food/production systems and how the structure and functions of these systems affect individual and social health;
• How the globalization of food impacts the health of individuals, populations and societies, emphasizing how food/food related social factors have effects on nutrition and different diets;
• Identification of the participation of the various determinants of food choice, how they interact and the effects on health;
• Advantages of sustainable production and consumption systems from the point of view of the individual, societies and the Planet;
• Globalization, new consumer trends and their relationship with sustainability and health;
• Food sovereignty, Food and food security and food waste;
• Food and Health Policies and Promotion of healthy eating practices and lifestyles;
• Eating behavior in contemporary societies;
• Diseases of eating behavior.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Fernando Capela e Silva
Dr. Elsa Lamy
Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto Da Silva
Guest Editors

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