NUFS 009 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Glucose, Vitamin A, Food Marketing

• School: SJSU
• Department: Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging
• Course: NUFS 009
• Professor: andreawhitson

Document Summary

Chapter 1 : nutrition, food choices, and health. Food reflects much of what we think of ourselves, as well as provides nourishment. Flavor, texture, and appearance are huge deciding factors in determining our food choices. Healthy and good for you that are also flavorful, are hugely marketable ways to appeal to the coming generations of food consumers. Food choices are affected by many factors, including : social needs, food availability, cost, food marketing, psychological needs, routines and habits. Restaurant dining alone is another huge deciding factor. Restaurant foods tend to be calorie-dense, in large portions, and in poor nutritional value compared to home-cooked meals. What we think we know about nutrition, also greatly affects our food choices. Hunger and appetite influence our desire to eat. Hunger: controlled by our internal body mechanisms that give us a physical and. Appetite: our psychological drive to eat; often affected by many external influences.