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Food choice and intake: the human factor.

D J Mela1

  • 1Consumer Science Unit, Unilever Research, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. david.mela@unilever.com

The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
|December 22, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Human food choices are shaped by environment, biology, and social rules. Understanding these factors helps explain eating behaviors and identify intervention points for healthier diets.

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Area of Science:

  • Human nutrition
  • Behavioral science
  • Food science

Background:

  • Human food selection is complex, influenced by multiple interacting factors.
  • Individual and societal eating patterns are shaped by a dynamic interplay of internal and external influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the multifaceted determinants of human food perception and selection.
  • To explore the interaction between environmental, biological, and social factors in shaping dietary behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative synthesis of existing research on food choice determinants.
  • Analysis of the interplay between individual characteristics and environmental contexts.
  • Examination of social and psychobiological 'rules' governing food intake.

Main Results:

  • Food choices are influenced by the food environment, agro-economics, culture, individual biology, and food attributes.
  • Social norms and psychobiological rules significantly shape food selection within populations.
  • Human eating behaviors are a result of learned responses, beliefs, expectations, and food availability.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the complex web of influences on food choice is crucial for explaining human eating patterns.
  • Identifying these determinants offers potential pathways for interventions to improve dietary habits and public health.

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