Define Food Behaviour - Public Nutrition?
Food is not merely a means to survival but the fuel that drives the human body and the economic engine. What influences what we decide to eat when any food is in front of us? All such actions encompass what is termed as our food related behaviour; Let us first look at the meaning of word "behaviour". The word behaviour refers to all the activities of people singly or collectively, usually, the word refers to a positive or social activity. Therefore, from a nutritionist's point of view, the response of man to food is termed as food related behaviour or food habits. There are many factors which affect the food behaviour. These are:
- Physiological and socio psychological factors,
- Cultural factors, and
- Social factors.