NUTR 313 Chapter 1: SDSU NUTR 313 Ch 1 Notes
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Our daily food choices stem from a complicated mix of biological and social influences. Flavor, texture, and appearance are the most important factors determining our food choices. Early influences that expose us to various people, places, and events have a continuing impact on our food choices. Developing healthy patterns during childhood will go a long way to ensuring healthy preferences and choices when we are teenagers and adults. Food advertising and marketing have been shown to have a definite effect on weight gain in children and adolescents. Routines and habits are tied to some food choices. (cereal and milk for breakfast, bread with every meal). Advertising is a major media tool for capturing the food interest of the consumer. More choices than ever before, and b spent on advertising. Some of it is helpful, promotes importance of food components like calcium and fiber in our diets. A lot of advertising is targeted at children.
