Food choice factors

Human food choice is based, on the one hand, on the omnivorous condition of man, that is, to be able to eat everything, and on the other hand, by many other factors that will influence the individual in this decision. In an attempt to discuss these determinants, a scientific literature review was do...

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Autores: JOMORI, Manuela Mika, Pacheco da Costa PROENÇA, Rossana, Marino CALVO, Maria Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Revista de Nutrição
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/9559
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9559
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Foods
Collective feeding
Feeding behavior
Choice
Interdisciplinary research
Alimentos
Alimentação coletiva
Comportamento alimentar
Escolha
Pesquisa interdisciplinar
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Sumario:Human food choice is based, on the one hand, on the omnivorous condition of man, that is, to be able to eat everything, and on the other hand, by many other factors that will influence the individual in this decision. In an attempt to discuss these determinants, a scientific literature review was done on the issue. Some studies and reflections on determinants of human food choice in different contexts, besides books that discuss the theme were identified. In order to make the discussion viable, an initial reflection on the omnivorous condition of man was included, followed by determinants associated with foods and those associated with the eater.Thus, variables associated with foods such as price, flavor, variety, nutritional value, appearance and hygiene were identified. The variables associated with the individual were divided into biological, sociocultural and anthropologic determinants, as well as economic and psychological determinants. Finally, the interaction of these determinants is discusses in qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the human food choice. We point out that the sharing of interdisciplinary knowledge between the Human and Nutritional sciences can help to deepen the knowledge on the human eater.