Tussen de maaltijden door snacken (modern graspatroon) versus alleen eten op 2–3 gedefinieerde maaltijden zonder snacks

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1. [1] News-Medical / coverage of Purdue Consumer Food Insights Jan 2024 — Increasing New Year's resolutions for healthier eating, Purdue report finds Gerenommeerde referentie

   Increasing New Year's resolutions for healthier eating, Purdue report finds

   Statistiek

   25% of US consumers had a food/nutrition-related New Year's resolution in 2024 (up 6 pp from 2023); the majority plan to increase fruits, vegetables and water while limiting salty snacks, sugary foods, regular soft drinks and alcohol; 46% anticipate cravings as an obstacle

   Fragment

   “"25% of consumers responded 'yes' when asked if they had any food or nutrition-related New Year's resolutions, up 6 percentage points from the response to the same question last year... the survey-based report out of Purdue University's Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability...included 1,200 consumers across the U.S." ”

   Brongegevens van

   2024-02-15

   Geraadpleegd

   2026-05-30

   Berekening

   Purdue Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability, Consumer Food Insights, Volume 3 Issue 1, January 2024, N=1,200 US consumers. The 25% headline is the share of US consumers with ANY food/nutrition-related New Year's resolution, covering many dietary goals (more fruit/veg/water, less salty snacks, sugary foods, soft drinks, alcohol) — it is NOT a snacking-specific figure and NOT a regret measure. Because the report says \"the majority\" of those resolutions target the salty-snacks/sugary-foods/soft-drinks/alcohol basket (not snacking alone), the snacking-targeted share is roughly 0.25 x ~50-70% = 13-18% of all US adults. We therefore set the action-side proxy to the midpoint, ~15% (regret_rate 0.15), and label it explicitly as prospective resolution intent to cut snacks/sugary foods, not retrospective regret about snacking. The earlier 25% figure fused the all-resolutions headline with a snacking claim and overstated the snacking-targeted signal; this has been corrected.

   Onafhankelijkheid

   Independent academic survey from Purdue's Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability with publicly disclosed methodology; no commercial sponsorship of the consumer insights series.

2. [2] USDA Agricultural Research Service / Sebastian, Hoy, Goldman, Moshfegh — Snack Consumption by U.S. Adults: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2017 - March 2020 Overheidsrapport

   Snack Consumption by U.S. Adults: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2017 - March 2020

   Statistiek

   95% of US adults aged 20+ consume one or more foods or beverages as a snack on the intake day; 78% consume two or more snacks; snacks provide on average 24% of daily energy and 43% of added sugars among consumers

   Fragment

   “"Among adults aged 20 years and older, 95% consume one or more foods and/or beverages at a snack on the intake day... Currently, consuming multiple snacks is the norm, with 78% consuming two or more on any given day. Among consumers, snacks provide on average 24% of daily intake of energy and 43% of added sugars." ”

   Brongegevens van

   2024-04-01

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   2026-05-30

   Berekening

   USDA Dietary Data Brief No. 53, based on NHANES 2017-March 2020 nationally representative dietary recall data. Establishes the prevalence baseline: 95% of US adults snack at least once on a given day; 78% snack multiple times; snacks contribute 24% of daily energy and 43% of added sugars on average. Used here on the action side as the govt_report context: snacking is the normal modern US eating pattern, not a deviation. This is NOT the regret-rate figure; that is from Purdue Jan 2024 (see above). The NHANES data establishes that the question \"do you regret snacking?\" applies to nearly all US adults if at all, and that the dietary stakes (43% of added sugars from snacks among consumers) are concrete.

   Onafhankelijkheid

   US federal government data (NHANES via USDA ARS) with publicly disclosed methodology; no commercial sponsorship of the survey or analysis. Independent of the Purdue insights series.

3. [3] Journal of Nutrition / Piernas & Popkin — Snacking Increased among U.S. Adults between 1977 and 2006 Geverifieerd Vakgenoten-beoordeeld

   Snacking Increased among U.S. Adults between 1977 and 2006

   Statistiek

   US adult snacking prevalence increased from 71% to 97% between 1977-78 and 2003-06; contribution of snacks to total energy intake increased from 18% to 24%

   Fragment

   “"snacking prevalence increased significantly from 71 to 97% in 2003-2006... the percentage of snacking on both d 1 and d 2 increased from 42 to 78%... the contribution of snacks to total energy intake increased from 18 to 24%." ”

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   2010-02-01

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   2026-05-30

   Verificatie

   Fragment onafhankelijk opnieuw opgehaald en woord voor woord bevestigd tegenover de geciteerde bron tijdens onze onderbouwingsaudit.

   Berekening

   Piernas & Popkin (J Nutr 2010) established the long-run shift: US adult snacking went from a minority behavior (71% on any given day in 1977-78) to near-universal (97% by 2003-06), with the share of daily energy from snacks rising from 18% to 24%. Used on the action side as the peer-reviewed historical baseline for the prevalence claim above. This is NOT the action-side regret-rate figure; that is the snacking-specific share (~15%) derived from Purdue's January 2024 resolution survey (see above). Snacking-related regret has not been directly surveyed in the US, so the action side relies on a prospective resolution-intent proxy, not a retrospective regret measure.

   Onafhankelijkheid

   Independent academic analysis of CDC NHANES data; methodology publicly disclosed. No commercial sponsorship of the analysis.

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1. [1] Gallup News — 43% of Americans Say They Are Overweight; 55% Want to Slim Down Geverifieerd ↗ 1 other entry Gerenommeerde referentie

   43% of Americans Say They Are Overweight; 55% Want to Slim Down

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   Statistiek

   27% of US adults are actively working to lose weight; 55% want to lose weight; 43% view themselves as overweight

   Fragment

   “"43%, view themselves as overweight... 55%, say they want to lose weight... only 27% report they are actively working toward that goal." ”

   Brongegevens van

   2024-12-10

   Geraadpleegd

   2026-05-30

   Verificatie

   Fragment onafhankelijk opnieuw opgehaald en woord voor woord bevestigd tegenover de geciteerde bron tijdens onze onderbouwingsaudit.

   Berekening

   Gallup national poll, N=1,001 US adults, fielded November 6-20, 2024, margin of error ±4 percentage points. Used here as the inaction-side proxy: 27% of US adults are actively pursuing weight management, a state that implies current dissatisfaction with some aspect of current eating behavior including the absence of structural snacking discipline. This is NOT a direct regret measure about the meals-only pattern; in fact, the meals-only pattern is the minority position (95% of US adults snack daily per NHANES), so the question \"do you regret not snacking?\" is structurally rare. The 27% captures the directional signal: a substantial minority of US adults are actively dissatisfied enough with their current diet to do something about it, and \"cut the snacks\" is one of the most common dietary-change targets in popular guidance.

   Onafhankelijkheid

   Independent Gallup national poll using random-digit-dial methodology; no shared sample with USDA NHANES or Piernas & Popkin. Different methodology and different construct.

2. [2] Physiology & Behavior / France Bellisle — Meals and snacking, diet quality and energy balance Geverifieerd Vakgenoten-beoordeeld

   Meals and snacking, diet quality and energy balance

   Statistiek

   Snacking may contribute to excess energy intake and weight gain via context, frequency and food quality; in some reports snacking facilitates energy-intake adjustment to needs, in others (especially obese populations) it contributes energy but little nutrition

   Fragment

   “"Snacking may contribute to excess energy intake and weight gain through different ways, for example: context/environment of eating, frequency of consumption and quality of food choices. In many reports, snacking appears to facilitate the adjustment of energy intake to needs, and to contribute carbohydrates, rather than fats, to the diet. By contrast, snacking often appears to contribute much energy but little nutrition in the diet of other consumers, particularly obese children and adults." ”

   Brongegevens van

   2014-07-01

   Geraadpleegd

   2026-05-30

   Verificatie

   Fragment onafhankelijk opnieuw opgehaald en woord voor woord bevestigd tegenover de geciteerde bron tijdens onze onderbouwingsaudit.

   Berekening

   Bellisle (Physiology & Behavior 2014) is the canonical peer- reviewed review framing the meal-frequency literature. The critical finding: eating frequency does not independently predict body weight when total energy intake is controlled. Used here on the inaction side as the literature basis for the observation that the case for a meals-only pattern is genuinely contested — snacking neither clearly causes obesity nor clearly prevents it, and the same eating pattern can have different effects depending on food quality and context. This is NOT the regret rate; that is from Gallup 2024. Bellisle's review provides the scientific context that weakens the case for the inaction side carrying strong regret: most US adults snack, most US adults who snack are not measurably worse off for it when energy intake is matched, and the few who reverse to a meals-only pattern do not have unambiguous evidence that their previous behavior was harmful.

   Onafhankelijkheid

   Independent peer-reviewed academic review with publicly disclosed methodology; Bellisle has published widely on eating frequency, including some industry-funded studies on snacking listed in her overall body of work but the 2014 P&B review is not directly industry-sponsored.