Changes in home cooking and culinary practices among the French population during the COVID-19 lockdown

A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is our only hope to decisively stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2. But a vaccine will only be fully effective if a significant share of the population agrees to get it. Five consecutive surveys of a large, nationally representative sample (N = 1000 for each wave) surveyed attitudes towards a future COVID-19 vaccine in France from May 2020 to October 2020. We found that COVID-19 vaccine refusal has steadily increased, reaching an all-time high with only 23% of participants willing to probably or certainly take a future COVID-19 vaccine in September 2020. Vaccine hesitant individuals are more likely to be women, young, less educated, to vote at the political extremes, to be dissatisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, and to feel less at risk of COVID-19. The reasons why French people would refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine are similar to those offered for other vaccines, and these reasons are strikingly stable across gender, age and educational level. Finally, most French people declare they would not take the vaccine as soon as possible but would instead rather wait or not take it at all.

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Difference in taste of Japanese sugars

Sugar Industry ◽

10.36961/si16850 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 624-627

Author(s):

Kiyoaki Miyasaka ◽

Mizuki Mutsuura ◽

Kohei Miyazaki ◽

Masahiro Okuno ◽

Masami Mizu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sensory Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

New Products ◽

Processed Foods ◽

White Crystal ◽

Sensing System ◽

Light Brown Crystal ◽

Brown Crystal ◽

Home Cooking ◽

The Difference

Japanese traditional cuisine “Washoku” was registered as one of the intangible cultural heritages in December 2013. “Washoku” contains and requires large amount of sugar, therefore, sugar is an important seasoning in taste. Japanese have been using many kinds of sugar such as Granulated sugar, White soft sugar, Brown soft sugar, White crystal sugar and Light brown crystal sugar according to application, for both home cooking and processed foods. Mitsui Sugar is focusing on the difference in taste of sugars to develop new attractive sugar products. With a sensory evaluation method, trained panelists could recognize the difference between these sugars though it is quite difficult to explain. Therefore one attempte624-627d to detect the taste difference in these sugars by using a taste sensing system. The system comes with a human taste model membrane and can analyze the density and balance of several tastes such as sweetness, bitterness, umami** and saltiness. The accuracy of the sensing system was evaluated by comparing the results against the sensory evaluation method by trained panelists. The sensing system was able to detect the difference in taste of Japanese sugars, and the results from the sensing system seemed to match with the ones from the sensory evaluation method. The results were plotted on a taste map. This map will be helpful not only in showing the difference between the sugars, but also in explaining the characteristics of the new products.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the French Population of Working Age: A Randomized Experiment of Vaccine Characteristics

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3745198 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Michaël Schwarzinger ◽

Verity Watson ◽

Pierre Arwidson ◽

François Alla ◽

Stéphane Luchini

Keyword(s):

Vaccine Hesitancy ◽

Randomized Experiment ◽

French Population ◽

Working Age

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Evolution of the prevalence of obesity in the adult population in France, 2013–2016: the Constances study

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-93432-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sébastien Czernichow ◽

Adeline Renuy ◽

Claire Rives-Lange ◽

Claire Carette ◽

Guillaume Airagnes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Linear Trend ◽

Adult Population ◽

Age Groups ◽

French Population ◽

Obesity Prevalence ◽

Point Change ◽

Men And Women ◽

Class 1 ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

Age And Sex

AbstractThis study provides trends in obesity prevalence in adults from 2013 to 2016 in France. 63,582 men and women from independent samples upon inclusion from the Constances cohort were included. Anthropometrics were measured at Health Screening Centers and obesity defined as a Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2; obesity classes according to BMI are as follows: class 1 [30–34.9]; class 2 [35–39.9]; class 3 [≥ 40 kg/m2]. Linear trends across obesity classes by sex and age groups were examined in regression models and percentage point change from 2013 to 2016 for each age category calculated. All analyses accounted for sample weights for non-response, age and sex-calibrated to the French population. Prevalence of obesity ranged from 14.2 to 15.2% and from 14 to 15.3% in women and men respectively from 2013 to 2016. Class 1 obesity category prevalence was the only one to increase significantly across survey years in both men and women (p for linear trend = 0.04 and 0.01 in women and men respectively). The only significant increase for obesity was observed in the age group 18–29 y in both women and men (+ 2.71% and + 3.26% point increase respectively, equivalent to an approximate rise of 50% in women and 93% in men, p = 0.03 and 0.02 respectively). After adjustment for survey non-response and for age and sex distribution, the results show that class 1 obesity prevalence has significantly increased in both women and men from 2013 to 2016, and only in young adults in a representative sample of the French population aged 18–69 years old.

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Home cooking and identity formation in migrant Filipino families in Hong Kong

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism ◽

10.1111/sena.12348 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Josef Adriel De Guzman

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Home Cooking

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Engagements in situationally appropriate home cooking

Food Culture & Society ◽

10.1080/15528014.2021.1882167 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Kaisa Torkkeli ◽

Kristiina Janhonen ◽

Johanna Mäkelä

Keyword(s):

Home Cooking

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Techniques for postmortem tenderisation in meat processing: effectiveness, application and possible mechanisms

Food Production, Processing and Nutrition ◽

10.1186/s43014-021-00062-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Haibo Shi ◽

Fereidoon Shahidi ◽

Jiankang Wang ◽

Yan Huang ◽

Ye Zou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Meat Industry ◽

Meat Processing ◽

Protein Biomarkers ◽

Theoretical Support ◽

Exogenous Enzymes ◽

Home Cooking ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Combined Interventions ◽

Calpain System

Abstract Developing efficient and promising tenderising techniques for postmortem meat is a heavily researched topic among meat scientists as consumers are willing to pay more for guaranteed tender meat. However, emerging tenderising techniques are not broadly used in the meat industry and, to some degree, are controversial due to lack of theoretical support. Thus, understanding the mechanisms involved in postmortem tenderisation is essential. This article first provides an overview of the relationship of ageing tenderisation and calpain system, as well as proteomics applied to identify protein biomarkers characterizing tenderness. In general, the ageing tenderisation is mediated by multiple biochemical activities, and it can exhibit better palatability and commercial benefit by combining other interventions. The calpain system plays a key role in ageing tenderisation functions by rupturing myofibrils and regulating proteolysis, glycolysis, apoptosis and metabolic modification. Additionally, tenderising techniques from different aspects including exogenous enzymes, chemistry, physics and the combined methods are discussed in depth. Particularly, innovation of home cooking could be recommended to prepare relatively tender meat due to its convenience and ease of operation by consumers. Furthermore, the combined interventions provide better performance in controlled tenderness. Finally, future trends in developing new tenderising techniques, and applied consideration in the meat processing industry are proposed in order to improve meat quality with higher economical value. Graphical abstract

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Flexible Modeling of Net Survival and Cure by AML Subtype and Age: A French Population-Based Study from FRANCIM

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10081657 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 1657

Author(s):

Morgane Mounier ◽

Gaëlle Romain ◽

Mary Callanan ◽

Akoua Alla ◽

Olayidé Boussari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Population Based ◽

Future Research ◽

French Population ◽

Monocytic Leukemia ◽

Younger Patients ◽

Younger Women ◽

Net Survival ◽

Flexible Modeling ◽

Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia ◽

Sex Disparity

With improvements in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis and treatment, more patients are surviving for longer periods. A French population of 9453 AML patients aged ≥15 years diagnosed from 1995 to 2015 was studied to quantify the proportion cured (P), time to cure (TTC) and median survival of patients who are not cured (MedS). Net survival (NS) was estimated using a flexible model adjusted for age and sex in sixteen AML subtypes. When cure assumption was acceptable, the flexible cure model was used to estimate P, TTC and MedS for the uncured patients. The 5-year NS varied from 68% to 9% in men and from 77% to 11% in women in acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML-APL) and in therapy-related AML (t-AML), respectively. Major age-differenced survival was observed for patients with a diagnosis of AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. A poorer survival in younger patients was found in t-AML and AML with minimal differentiation. An atypical survival profile was found for acute myelomonocytic leukemia and AML without maturation in both sexes and for AML not otherwise specified (only for men) according to age, with a better prognosis for middle-aged compared to younger patients. Sex disparity regarding survival was observed in younger patients with t-AML diagnosed at 25 years of age (+28% at 5 years in men compared to women) and in AML with minimal differentiation (+23% at 5 years in women compared to men). All AML subtypes included an age group for which the assumption of cure was acceptable, although P varied from 90% in younger women with AML-APL to 3% in older men with acute monoblastic and monocytic leukemia. Increased P was associated with shorter TTC. A sizeable proportion of AML patients do not achieve cure, and MedS for these did not exceed 23 months. We identify AML subsets where cure assumption is negative, thus pointing to priority areas for future research efforts.

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