Studies show that sensory and hedonic (pleasure) aspects of food consumption were bigger factors in the perception of an individual’s positive feelings compared to things like taste and nutrition. 

Positive Construct Of Wellbeing And Food

Wellbeing is determined by having numerous moments or experiences of positive feelings and a lack of negative feelings

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While wellbeing does not have a clear and universal definition, people believe that it can be conceptualized in a few ways:

- Positive Construct
- Subjective Construct
- Multi-dimensional Construct

Wellbeing

Sulmont-Rossé, C., Drabek, R., Almli, V. L., van Zyl, H., Silva, A. P., Kern, M., McEwan, J. A., &amp; Ares, G. (2019). A cross-cultural perspective on feeling good in the context of foods and beverages. Food Research International, 115, 292–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.12.012 

A cross-cultural perspective on feeling good in the context of foods and beverages

Positive Construct

Wellbeing is determined by an individual's evaluation of their own life.

Subjective Construct

Wellbeing is determined by five different areas of a person including physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual.

Multi-Dimensional Construct

What a person eats can have effects on many different aspects of their wellbeing. Researchers have determined that how an individual feels can be a result of the food they have eaten.

Foods Relationship With Wellbeing

- How disposable income increases wellbeing
- How wellbeing is not affected by disposable income
- Relative Income and Wellbeing

Disposable Incomes Interactions with Wellbeing

Social Wellbeing is the ability to maintain healthy relationships with other people. 

It can be measured in terms of three processes:
1. Social Support
2. Fear of Intimacy
3. Loneliness

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