Table of Contents
- 1 How has food processing influenced the availability of food?
- 2 What are three factors besides food choices that can affect a person’s state of health?
- 3 What are processing techniques in food?
- 4 How important is food processing in our present situation?
- 5 What are 6 factors that influence your food choices?
- 6 What are six factors that influence your food choices?
- 7 Who are the people affected by the food system?
- 8 What is the role of food processing and appropriate storage?
How has food processing influenced the availability of food?
Many traditional food processing techniques increase the availability of nutrients. Early Central American peoples, for example, prepared corn by soaking and cooking it in wood ashes. The process, called nixtamalization, made corn easier to grind and increased the availability of niacin, a B vitamin.
What are three factors besides food choices that can affect a person’s state of health?
In addition to nutrition, health is affected by genetics, the environment, life cycle, and lifestyle. These factors are referred to as “determinants” of health and they all interact with each other.
What are 4 factors that can affect what foods are sold in stores?
Agriculture, technology, economics and politics are all factors that can affect what items are sold in the stores.
Why is it important to choose health promoting lifestyle patterns during the teen years during the adult years?
Why is it important to choose health promoting lifestyle patterns during the teen years? During adult years? For reducing the risk of disease, which risk factors are considered controllable and which are not? Choose a healthy lifestyle, resist peer pressure, improve your environment, and choose quality health care.
What are processing techniques in food?
Food processing is any method used to turn fresh foods into food products. This can involve one or a combination of various processes including washing, chopping, pasteurising, freezing, fermenting, packaging, cooking and many more.
How important is food processing in our present situation?
Almost all food is processed in some way before it is eaten. Processing makes food more edible, palatable and safe, and preserves it so it can be eaten beyond the harvest season. Food processing is also a tool that offers greater variety in foods and therefore increases the consumer’s choice.
What are the 3 main factors that affect your health?
The determinants of health include:
- the social and economic environment,
- the physical environment, and.
- the person’s individual characteristics and behaviours.
What are 3 common influences on eating habits?
The Factors That Influence Our Food Choices
- Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite, and taste.
- Economic determinants such as cost, income, availability.
- Physical determinants such as access, education, skills (e.g. cooking) and time.
- Social determinants such as culture, family, peers and meal patterns.
What are 6 factors that influence your food choices?
These have been divided into 6 key determinants:
- Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite, and taste.
- Economic determinants such as cost and income.
- Physical determinants such as access, education, skills and time.
- Social determinants such as class, culture, and social context.
What are six factors that influence your food choices?
Factors that guide food choice include taste preference, sensory attributes, cost, availability, convenience, cognitive restraint, and cultural familiarity. In addition, environmental cues and increased portion sizes play a role in the choice and amount of foods consumed.
What factors most affect individuals food preferences?
Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite, and taste. Economic determinants such as cost, income, availability. Physical determinants such as access, education, skills (e.g. cooking) and time. Social determinants such as culture, family, peers and meal patterns.
What are three factors can help identify ethnic foods?
Nut & Well Ch 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What three factors can help identify ethnic foods? | ingredients, seasonings, preparation methods |
| Why are certain foods more common in some regions of the U.S. than others? | each region reflects different ethnic heritages. |
Who are the people affected by the food system?
Affected individuals fall into three groups: (1) people involved directly in agricultural food production (e.g., farmers); (2) people involved in the rest of the food system (e.g., processing, manufacturing, food service, and retailing); and (3) consumers.
What is the role of food processing and appropriate storage?
Food security is highly instrumental to the economic growth and sustainability of any country. The use of simple but effective on- and off-farm storage facilities and agro-processing technology should be promoted to add value to products and increase their shelf-life.
What is the role of food processing in Africa?
Several literature studies on the role of food processing and appropriate storage technologies in ensuring food security and food availability in Africa were critically reviewed.
How does a good marketing infrastructure affect food availability?
A good marketing infrastructure, maintenance of rural roads and marketing services have profound effects on food availability, market prices and physical access to food at the community level. The level of production is also affected by post-harvest prospects, market facilities and market information.