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Liisa Lähteenmäki

Liisa Lähteenmäki

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
60
Citations
16346
World Ranking
1447
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Liisa Lähteenmäki is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and specializes in research bridging medicine, agricultural and biological sciences. Their work predominantly addresses public health, environmental and occupational health, food science, marketing, clinical psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their research focuses on multiple topics, including:

  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Recent publications by Liisa Lähteenmäki reflect a range of subjects concerning consumer behavior, food systems, and sustainability. Notable papers include:

  • "Issues surrounding consumer trust and acceptance of existing and emerging food processing technologies," 2020, published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • "Consumer-related antecedents of food provisioning behaviors that promote food waste," 2022, published in Food Policy
  • "Research and innovation as a catalyst for food system transformation," 2020, published in Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "Toward healthy and sustainable diets for the 21st century: Importance of sociocultural and economic considerations," 2023, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "No lockdown in the kitchen: How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected food-related behaviours," 2021, published in Food Research International

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Klaus G. Grunert
  • Violeta Stancu
  • Gert W. Meijer
  • Lisa Stickel
  • Leonardo Casini

Lähteenmäki often publishes in journals such as:

  • Food Quality and Preference
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • Food Research International
  • CrimRxiv

Best Publications

  • Predicting intentions to purchase organic food: The role of affective and moral attitudes in the Theory of Planned Behaviour

    Anne Arvola;M. Vassallo;M. Dean;Piritta Lampila

  • Determinants of consumer food waste behaviour: Two routes to food waste.

    Violeta Stancu;Pernille Haugaard;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Quantification of consumer attitudes to health and hedonic characteristics of foods.

    K Roininen;L Lähteenmäki;H Tuorila

  • Avoiding food waste by Romanian consumers: The importance of planning and shopping routines

    Violeta Stefan;Erica van Herpen;Ana Alina Tudoran;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Food neophobia among the Finns and related responses to familiar and unfamiliar foods

    Hely Tuorila;Liisa Lähteenmäki;Leena Pohjalainen;Leila Lotti

  • Exploring consumers perceptions of local food with two different qualitative techniques: Laddering and word association

    Katariina Roininen;Anne Arvola;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Attitudes behind consumers' willingness to use functional foods

    Nina Urala;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Consumers’ changing attitudes towards functional foods

    Nina Urala;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Gut bacteria and health foods--the European perspective.

    Maria Saarela;Liisa Lähteenmäki;Ross Crittenden;Seppo Salminen

  • Reasons behind consumers’ functional food choices

    Nina Urala;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Claiming health in food products

    Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Consumer appeal of nutrition and health claims in three existing product concepts

    Wim Verbeke;Joachim Scholderer;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Consumer perceptions of food products involving genetic modification : results from a qualitative study in four Nordic countries

    Klaus G Grunert;Liisa Lähteenmäki;Niels Asger Nielsen;Jacob B Poulsen

  • Predicting the intent to purchase unfamiliar and familiar cheeses: the effects of attitudes, expected liking and food neophobia.

    A. Arvola;L. Lähteenmäki;H. Tuorila

  • Viscosity of Oat Bran-Enriched Beverages Influences Gastrointestinal Hormonal Responses in Healthy Humans

    Kristiina R. Juvonen;Anna-Kaisa Purhonen;Marjatta Salmenkallio-Marttila;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Impact of health-related claims on the perception of other product attributes

    Liisa Lähteenmäki;Liisa Lähteenmäki;Piritta Lampila;Klaus Grunert;Yasemin Boztug

  • Willingness to use functional breads. Applying the Health Belief Model across four European countries

    Marco Vassallo;Anna Saba;Anne Arvola;Moira Dean

  • Reducing the sodium content in meat products: The effect of the formulation in low-sodium ground meat patties

    Marita Ruusunen;Jukka Vainionpää;Marika Lyly;Liisa Lähteenmäki

  • Socio-Demographic Predictors of Food Waste Behavior in Denmark and Spain

    Alessandra C. Grasso;Margreet R. Olthof;Anja J. Boevé;Corné van Dooren

  • Country-wise differences in perception of health-related messages in cereal-based food products

    A. Saba;M. Vassallo;R. Shepherd;P. Lampila

  • Consumer perceptions of healthy cereal products and production methods

    M. Dean;R. Shepherd;Anne Arvola;M. Vassallo

Frequent Co-Authors

Moira Dean
Moira Dean Queen's University Belfast
Richard Shepherd
Richard Shepherd University of Surrey
Hely Tuorila
Hely Tuorila University of Helsinki
Kaisa Poutanen
Kaisa Poutanen VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Monique Raats
Monique Raats University of Surrey
Marjaana Lindeman
Marjaana Lindeman University of Helsinki
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Joachim Scholderer
Joachim Scholderer Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Julie Barnett
Julie Barnett University of Bath
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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