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However, the visual quality (i.e., the realism) of used food stimuli is heterogeneous, and this factor\u2019s influence on the results has never been isolated and evaluated. In this context, this work aims to study how the visual quality of food stimuli, exposed in a virtual reality environment, influences the resulting desire to eat.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> 28 subjects without eating disorders were included in this protocol, who evaluated the desire to eat induced by 10 3D food stimuli, each duplicated in 7 quality levels (for a total of 70 stimuli).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Results show that visual quality influences the desire to eat, and this effect depends on the type of food and users\u2019 eating habits. 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