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Mary McCarthy is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. Within these areas, their work engages with subfields such as general health professions, food science, surgery, marketing, and plant science.

McCarthy's research topics frequently include food waste reduction and sustainability, organic food and agriculture, environmental sustainability in business, environmental education and sustainability, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, mobile health and mHealth applications, and aspects of obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Some of McCarthy's recent scientific publications are as follows:

  • Nutrition, Behavior Change and Physical Activity Outcomes From the PEARS RCT-An mHealth-Supported, Lifestyle Intervention Among Pregnant Women With Overweight and Obesity, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Overcoming barriers to consumer acceptance of 3D-printed foods in the food service sector, 2022, Food Quality and Preference
  • Exploring engagement with health apps: the emerging importance of situational involvement and individual characteristics, 2021, European Journal of Marketing
  • Food interests, preferences and behaviours: a profile of the sustainable food consumer, 2023, British Food Journal
  • Understanding preferences for and consumer behavior toward cheese among a cohort of young, educated, internationally mobile Chinese consumers, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary McCarthy include:

  • Claire O'Neill
  • Maeve Henchion
  • Sinéad N. McCarthy
  • Anuoluwapo Collins
  • Seamus O'Reilly

Key venues where McCarthy's research has been published repeatedly include the IDS Bulletin, Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, Food Quality and Preference, British Food Journal, and Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Best Publications

  • Meat consumption: trends and quality matters.

    Maeve Henchion;Mary McCarthy;Virginia C. Resconi;Declan J. Troy

  • The convenience food market in Great Britain: convenience food lifestyle (CFL) segments.

    Marie Buckley;Cathal Cowan;Mary McCarthy

  • Irish consumer preference for organic meat

    P. O’Donovan;M. McCarthy

  • The influence of lifestyle characteristics and beliefs about convenience food on the demand for convenience foods in the Irish market

    Martine de Boer;Mary McCarthy;Cathal Cowan;Isabel Ryan

  • The role of attitudes, subjective norm, perceived control and habit in the consumption of ready meals and takeaways in Great Britain

    Denise Mahon;Cathal Cowan;Mary McCarthy

  • Patients' online access to their electronic health records and linked online services: a systematic interpretative review.

    Simon de Lusignan;Freda Mold;Aziz Sheikh;Azeem Majeed

  • Who is at risk and what do they know? Segmenting a population on their food safety knowledge

    M. McCarthy;M. Brennan;A.L. Kelly;C. Ritson

  • Beef quality attributes: A systematic review of consumer perspectives

    Maeve M. Henchion;Mary McCarthy;Virginia C. Resconi

  • Covert distinction: how hipsters practice food-based resistance strategies in the production of identity

    James M. Cronin;Mary B. McCarthy;Alan M. Collins

  • Perceived risk and risk reduction strategies in the choice of beef by Irish consumers

    Mary McCarthy;Spencer Henson

  • Speciality food orientation of food related lifestyle (FRL) segments in Great Britain

    Aoife Wycherley;Aoife Wycherley;Mary McCarthy;Cathal Cowan

  • Factors influencing consumption of pork and poultry in the Irish market.

    M. McCarthy;S. O'Reilly;L. Cotter;M. de Boer

  • Factors influencing intention to purchase beef in the Irish market.

    M. McCarthy;M. de Boer;S. O'Reilly;L. Cotter

  • Pregnancy Exercise and Nutrition With Smartphone Application Support: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Maria A Kennelly;Kate Ainscough;Karen L Lindsay;Elizabeth O'Sullivan

  • "Eat like a man". A social constructionist analysis of the role of food in men's lives.

    Mark A. Newcombe;Mary B. McCarthy;James M. Cronin;Sinéad N. McCarthy

  • The Convenience Consumer and Food-Related Lifestyles in Great Britain

    Marie Buckley;Cathal Cowan;Mary McCarthy;Catherine O'Sullivan

  • The role of meat in strategies to achieve a sustainable diet lower in greenhouse gas emissions: A review.

    John J. Hyland;Maeve M. Henchion;Mary McCarthy;Sinéad N. McCarthy

  • Weight stigma and narrative resistance evident in online discussions of obesity

    Aoife De Brún;Mary McCarthy;Kenneth McKenzie;Aileen McGloin

  • The creation of a healthy eating motivation score and its association with food choice and physical activity in a cross sectional sample of Irish adults

    Paul Naughton;Paul Naughton;Sinéad N. McCarthy;Mary B. McCarthy

  • PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD RISK ISSUES AND FOOD RISK MESSAGES ON THE ISLAND OF IRELAND: THE VIEWS OF FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS

    Martine De Boer;Mary Mccarthy;Mary Brennan;Alan L. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan L. Kelly
Alan L. Kelly University College Cork
Spencer Henson
Spencer Henson University of Guelph
Moira Dean
Moira Dean Queen's University Belfast
Monique Raats
Monique Raats University of Surrey
John Coveney
John Coveney Flinders University
Paul Ward
Paul Ward Torrens University Australia
Michael .W. Calnan
Michael .W. Calnan University of Kent
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Lynn J. Frewer
Lynn J. Frewer Newcastle University

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