Sensory science could be seen as a traditional way to validate the sensory aspects of a food, or it could be seen as a way to strategically link nutrition to food choice. Ciaran Forde, PhD, a researcher in the area of sensory science and food choice, discusses why he thinks sensory science is evolving to become the bridge between nutrition and behavior in this video.
Professor and Chair-holder of the Sensory Science and Eating Behavior Group - Wageningen University & Research
Ciarán Forde, Ph.D. is currently Professor and Chair-holder of the Sensory Science and Eating Behavior group in the Division of Human Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University & Research. Previously he led research on sensory cues, eating behaviour and nutrition at the Clinical Nutrition Research at the National University of Singapore.
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