11:709:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Research Service, Ludwig Feuerbach, Staple Food
15 Nov 2016
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Lecture 2: intro to foods & nutrition (social and economic bases of food choice) Nutrition: the study of food and the way the body uses food. You are what you eat ludwig feuerbach: foods and. People are composed of the same chemical materials. Diet: a way of eating (everyone who eats is on a diet) Availability of food l the physical environment directly influences intake. Agricultural products produced in an area plentiful lower cost. Populations consume more of the product it becoming a staple food l geography. Culture l defines those foods which are acceptable to eat by the social group. Grasshoppers l well, someone, somewhere does eat these. Religion l some sets of rules governing aspects of religious life are food laws. Vegetarian laws of chinese buddhists, seventh-day adventists and hindus. Usda (u. s. department of agriculture)-economic research service (ers) l influences on consumer food choices. High food security-no problems with access to food or limitations.
