NTDT200 Final: NTDT200 FINAL
29 Mar 2018
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Determinants of eating behaviors: experiences, personal preference: taste = #1 reason people eat, habit/ familiarity, eat breakfast every day. People that eat in groups tend to follow what everyone else is doing. Social setting: where we eat, events impacts food choices. Social context: who we eat with, when you eat with friends or the more people you eat with, the more you will eat. Eat more when eating with other people: more variety of food, eat more. People say eating healthy costs too much: accessibility. Food deserts: can people get to healthy foods, convenience, quick and easy. No grocery stores: have convenience food, advertising, huge role in influencing people"s food choices, psychological factors, mood, will likely affect food choices at some point. Stress: we eat because we"re stressed, boredom, we eat because we"re bored food is right in front of us.
