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Factors Influencing Food Selection Fundamental NTR 300

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1 Factors Influencing Food Selection Fundamental NTR 300
Dr. Lorna Shepherd Ed.D, R.D, L.D/N

2 Factors Influencing Food Selection
Flavor Demographics Culture and religion Health Social and emotional Other Cost, convenience, nutrition Food industry and media

3 Flavor Appearance Smell Taste Texture Temperature

4 Demographics Age Gender Educational level Income

5 Culture and Religion Culture Religion
Behavior and beliefs of a certain social, ethnic or age group Religion Judaism Roman Catholicism Mormonism Seventh-Day Adventist Islam Hinduism Buddism

6 Health Over weight Illness prevention Chronic illness DM HTN CVD

7 Social and Emotional Social situations Peer pressure
Eating at restaurants Emotions Depression Childhood memories Comfort foods

8 Environmental Concerns
Pesticides Organic Sustainable Humane

9 Food Industry and Media
Advertising Reporting of nutrition/health studies

10 Life Cycle Pregnancy/lactation Infancy Childhood Adolesence Aging


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