Food Habits
Food Habits: These must be known so that the diets can be recommended keeping in mind the food preferences of the patient. Whether a person is a vegetarian or no& must be known. If vegetarian, then the degree of vegetarianism should be assessed. For instance, ovo-vegetarians eat egg but no flesh; egg and fish vegetarians eat just egg and fish but not animal flesh. While home-vegetarians prefer to remain vegetarian at home but consume meat/chicken at a restaurant or a party.