Changing Food in a Changing World: Assessing Compliance to Insects, Cultivated Meat, and Soil-Less Products Among Italian Undergraduates.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: In recent decades, the need for sustainable alternatives to traditional foods for the global population has become urgent. To this aim, edible insects, cultivated meat, and vegetables produced through soil-less farming have been proposed. This cross-sectional study was aimed at exploring willingness to eat these novel foods and its possible correlates in young Italian adults. Methods: An electronic questionnaire was administered to the student populations of 13 universities throughout the Italian territory. Results: The results show that insects and cultivated meat were widely acknowledged as possible food, while soil-free cultivation seems to be less known. Indeed, the percentage of participants who have heard of insects, cultivated meat, and so

SUBMITTER: Galle F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature