Reposted by Tim SmitsEva Grosemans @evagrosemans.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Net voor het ingaan van de nieuwe wetgeving rond gokreclame, vroegen we aan 20 Vlaamse jongeren om foto's te maken van alle gokreclame die ze tegenkwamen. Tijdens een diepte-interview vroegen we hen wat ze nu precies vonden van gokken, gokreclame en de verstrengde wetgeving op dit soort reclame. 111
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 09/01/2026New research out from our team, authored by @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social , with @bramspruyt.bsky.social and me, reviewing digital behavioral change techniques for healthy & sustainable eating 021
Reposted by Tim Smitsyaraqutteina.bsky.social @yaraqutteina.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Do you want to know more about food promotion on social media? New publication, together with @timsmitstim.bsky.social, in Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap: “Scrolling for Health: An Exploratory Content Analysis of Healthy Food Messages on Social Media.” Read article here: lnkd.in/en7pBeMD 001
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Publication alert. First publication by @hannahboen.bsky.social. A scoping review on digital food environment attributes (e.g. characteristics of influencer post or supermarket apps) that shape consumers’ sustainability perceptions and other outcomes. ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... 040
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Publication from our lab (dr. Lotte Hallez as lead author). "Message in a bottle", on a large fields experiment studying whether packaging material and claims shape perceptions of food sustainability. Contrary to other effects in our studies we found little effect www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comMessage in a bottle: how sustainable packaging shapes consumers’ food perceptions and non-hypothetical choicesBrands are increasingly modifying their packaging to meet the growing demands from policymakers and consumers for eco-friendly solutions. This shift involves using sustainable materials, minimizing... 000
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 17/06/2025🚨publication alert🚨 First article by @louiseglenisson.bsky.social. A massive systematic review (summarizing 290 articles) on the psychological states driving individuals' sustainable food behavior. Open access at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @miplab.bsky.socialsciencedirect.com“Thought for food”: A systematic review of how psychological state factors affect sustainable food outcomesGiven the harmful environmental, social, and economic impacts of our current food system, it is essential to develop a comprehensive understanding of … 041
Reposted by Tim Smitsyaraqutteina.bsky.social @yaraqutteina.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Just wrapped up our presentation at #ICA2025 on our study of health communication on social media! @miplab.bsky.social @timsmitstim.bsky.social 151
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 25/03/2025A true pleasure and honour to be a jury member for the @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #fallingwalls contest. Good luck to all contestants in their research! 040
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Looking forward to my short research stay this week @uniklagenfurt.bsky.social as a mentor in their great young scientists mentoring programme. 140
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 09/03/2025So, we pay publication fees to have *fancy academic hosting* of our research articles, but we get so much service in return...? @elsevierconnect.bsky.social it is really disappointing that you are apparently still recycling the same old mails. Google+ was discontinued 6 years ago. 020
Reposted by Tim SmitsRikolto in België @rikolto.be · 07/03/2025Onderzoekers aan KU Leuven ontwikkelden een schaal om percepties over ecologische duurzaamheid van voeding te meten bij jongeren: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Vers van de pers, door dr. Lotte Hallez, dra. @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social, prof. Filip Boen en prof. @timsmitstim.bsky.social. 062
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Food sustainability is a hot topic and many at least have some beliefs about it. Those beliefs not necessarily match the objective sustainability. We therefore developed PENSUS, a scale to measure food sustainability perceptions. Open access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 060
Reposted by Tim SmitsPaul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 04/03/2025#Obesity: More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers and young adults are predicted to be #overweight or obese by 2050 worldwide Study published in @thelancet.bsky.social journal, covering more than 200 countries. “a monumental societal failure," www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comMore than 50% of adults predicted to be obese by 2050 worldwideLevels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries. 011
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 26/02/2025New research by @pauliendecorte.bsky.social on the socialization agents of emerging adults' recipe choices. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 041
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Our FEAST project feast2030.eu systematic review on digital media behavioral change techniques for sustainable food consumption. Presented at #etmaal2025 by @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social 0112
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Framing of de-paving initiatives and other blue-green interventions. @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social presents our research at #etmaal2025 063
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Already in the first two session blocks at #etmaal2025 our team gave a couple of great presentations. On food waste, drivers of sustainable food consumption, behavioral change techniques for sustainable foods, an experiment on social media food exposure and a content analysis of health messages. 0123
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Today's the dies natalis of @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social , and this day marks the start of the festivities for 600 years of Leuven university. And communication sciences kicks off these festivities with two days of great interactions at the @etmaal2025.bsky.social conference in Bruges 061
Reposted by Tim SmitsEtmaal2026 @etmaal2026.bsky.social · 02/02/2025#Etmaal2025 starts tomorrow! Here’s what you need to know: 🕣Registration: from 8:30 on 🗣️Preconferences: 9:30–11:30 ☕️Welcome coffee: 11:00–11:50 (Level 4) 🎤Conference kick-off (keynote): 11:50 (Auditorium) 📄Programme: buff.ly/4giJ0zf or appbuff.lyProgramme 0157
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 01/02/2025I was invited for an episode of the Beetweters podcast to talk about our research on how our physical and digital food environments persuades us towards less healthy food choices and perceptions. Podcast in Dutch: open.spotify.com/episode/1E6O...open.spotify.com#122 Gepakt door de verpakkingBeetweters · Episode 020
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Excited to start working on the #infoodmation project (EU funded) where our team @miplab.bsky.social will focus on mapping food media and marketing strategies and building a register of food communication examples. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comEuropean Food Information Council (EUFIC) on LinkedIn: #infoodmation #foodmarketing #foodchoices🎉 Kicking off the EU-funded project #Infoodmation! In today’s digital world, citizens—especially children—are exposed to hours of #FoodMarketing and media… 031
Reposted by Tim SmitsMedia, Information & Persuasion Lab @miplab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025With #etmaal2025 just around the corner, we’re excited to introduce our new research group! 🏛️📢 As part of the Communication Science department at KU Leuven, we’re co-organizing this vibrant conference—and this is just the beginning. Follow us for more updates on our research group! 0168
Reposted by Tim SmitsEtmaal2026 @etmaal2026.bsky.social · 08/01/2025We encourage the #Etmaal2025 community to continue our engaging discussions in a space in line with our academic values. Therefore, we will gradually switch from X to BlueSky. Up until the conference, we will cross-post all information. During the conference, we will only use Bluesky (1/2) 12311
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Short but insightful article by @kabivanwinkelen.bsky.social on some of our lab's research: how our social media feed quite literally "feeds" us. eurohealthnet-magazine.eu/how-your-fee... This taps into our involvement in the FEAST project (feast2030.eu) and CUES (cuesproject.eu)eurohealthnet-magazine.euHow your feed feeds you: the hidden power of digital food marketing on your eating habitsDiscover the impact of social media on food marketing and how it influences our eating habits. Find out why action is needed in today's digital age. 010
Reposted by Tim SmitsProf Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 20/11/2024McKinsey……. #cdoh 1189
Reposted by Tim SmitsHNY Centre For Excellence @cfex.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Most UK TV ads for sweets & snacks shown before 9pm—when children often watch TV—from companies that claim not to target young audiences. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...theguardian.comMost UK TV ads for sweets and snacks shown before children’s viewing watershedResearch has prompted claims firms such as Mars, Haribo and PepsiCo are in ‘flagrant’ breach of codes of behaviour 001
Tim Smits @timsmitstim.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Fascinating research on the belief that electronic devices are listening to our IRL conversations and then use that info for personalized ads (i.e., e-eavesdropping). By @segijn.bsky.social 020