GGR107H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Margarine, Calorie, The Control Group
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During the course of one day, we make over 200 decisions about food from. A multitude of interrelated factors affect your food choices, beginning with your personal preference. Research has found that taste is the most important consideration when it comes to making food choices. Most people prefer the taste of salts or sweet foods to some degree, which is influenced by our genetics. Breast-fed babies whose mother ears a variety of foods, are more likely to embrace new foods as adults. Formula-fed babies are more tolerant to bitter or sour tastes by the age of 4-5. When fat is combined with sugar, such as a doughnut, our taste for that food is stronger. One may hate or like the following textures. Culture and environment affect the food we enjoy eating and often influences what we put on our plates. Environment also affects the food that we eat. Food that is available and accessible are more likely to be consumed.
