Design, Eating, and Wellbeing
The design of the spaces where we eat has a powerful effect on what we consume. Design-relevant neuroscience research can encourage preferred eating behaviors, at home and elsewhere.
Restaurant/Dining Room
Restaurant Soundscapes
Soundscape choices
Linking Light and Appetite
Lighting the way to eating goals
Restaurant Light, Diner Experience (03-05-21)
Ozkul, Bilgili, and Koc studied how the color of light used in a restaurant influences diner experience. The researchers found when “five experiments were conducted in five ambient lighted in different colors. . . . the perception of service quality and the level of satisfaction were higher in red and yellow-lighted ambient than those in blue and green-lighted ambient.” Some technical details: “Yellow, blue, red, and green lights were obtained by covering the surface of white bulbs with colored gelatin. .
Plants in Restaurants (11-23-20)
Yildirim and team assessed the implications of indoor plants in restaurants.
Infection Barrier Feedback (10-13-20)
Researchers investigated responses to social distancing tools.
Noise and Responses to Food (09-29-20)
Alamir and Hansen evaluated how experiencing particular sorts of sounds influences our response to food served.
Nudging with Distance (08-11-20)
Garnett and colleagues studied how physical distance can nudge people toward particular food choices in cafeterias; using design to encourage specific behaviors is frequently discussed, for example, in the context of supporting healthier living.
Revamping Institutional Dining Spaces
Big changes, sizable results
Places for Drinking Cocktails (05-19-20)
Pierguidi and colleagues investigated differences in the environments in which people may prefer to drink cocktails; their findings are relevant to the design of any spaces where alcohol may be consumed.
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