Download or read book Cultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition written by Cynthia Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social and Cultural Perspectives in Nutrition written by Diva Sanjur and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1982 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A biocultural approach to nutrition emphasizes the impact of the social sciences on food intake. Purchasing, preferences and ideology are heavily influenced by social, economic, political, and cultural processes. Food consumption surveys, data collection and analysis (including types of dietary surveys), the interview, statistical methods, and reliability of methods are discussed. Time and cost factors have led to new approaches in dietary assessment such as scalogram analysis, food scores, and quality indices. Widely divergent dietary patterns of Americans are discussed by ethnic group: Puerto Ricans, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians (several tribes), and Asian Americans (Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipinos, Hawaiians). Food habit modification is complex due to a rigid structure of social values that determine behavior. Nutrition/communication specialists are needed for research activities, mass media, governmental nutrition action programs and mandated nutrition education programs. Ethics of nutrition intervention are an important concern in affecting dietary changes. Each chapter is followed by a lengthy bibliography. (rkm).
Download or read book Cultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition written by Marcy Schveibinz and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition written by Marcy Schveibinz and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by . This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides listings and summaries of books on the subject of cultural perspectives on food and nutrition. Books are divided into three broad categories: general, which covers topics like religious dietary habits, cuisines, and customs; educational, which includes materials that can be used to teach and for patient counseling; and research, books that delve deeply into field studies on food habits and nutrition.
Download or read book Pure Food written by Paul Collinson and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In presenting a variety of theoretical and cross-cultural perspectives on pure food, this volume demonstrates similarities and variations in cultural beliefs, behaviours and practices in different societies. These in turn highlight that pure food is a common issue for humanity, whatever the society, whatever the era. As a subject with much contemporary and cross-disciplinary relevance, Pure Food will appeal to students and academics involved in any food-related discipline, to professional practitioners promoting healthier foods and nutrition and to general readers with an interest in food.
Download or read book Human Diet and Nutrition in Biocultural Perspective written by Tina Moffat and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are not many areas that are more rooted in both the biological and social-cultural aspects of humankind than diet and nutrition. Throughout human history nutrition has been shaped by political, economic, and cultural forces, and in turn, access to food and nutrition has altered the course and direction of human societies. Using a biocultural approach, the contributors to this volume investigate the ways in which food is both an essential resource fundamental to human health and an expression of human culture and society. The chapters deal with aspects of diet and human nutrition through space and time and span prehistoric, historic, and contemporary societies spread over various geographical regions, including Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia to highlight how biology and culture are inextricably linked.
Download or read book Nutritional Anthropology written by Darna L. Dufour and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised for the first time in ten years, the second edition of Nutritional Anthropology: Biocultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition continues to blend biological and cultural approaches to this dynamic discipline. While this revision maintains the format and philosophy that grounded the first edition, the text has been revamped and revitalized with new and updated readings, sections, introductions, and pedagogical materials that cover current global food trade and persistent problems of hunger in equal measure. Unlike any other book on the market, Nutritional Anthropology fuses issues past and present, local and global, and biological and cultural in order to give students a comprehensive foundation in food and nutrition.
Download or read book Sustainable healthy diets written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the detrimental environmental impact of current food systems, and the concerns raised about their sustainability, there is an urgent need to promote diets that are healthy and have low environmental impacts. These diets also need to be socio-culturally acceptable and economically accessible for all. Acknowledging the existence of diverging views on the concepts of sustainable diets and healthy diets, countries have requested guidance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on what constitutes sustainable healthy diets. These guiding principles take a holistic approach to diets; they consider international nutrition recommendations; the environmental cost of food production and consumption; and the adaptability to local social, cultural and economic contexts. This publication aims to support the efforts of countries as they work to transform food systems to deliver on sustainable healthy diets, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs at country level, especially Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 13 (Climate Action).
Download or read book Food and Nutrition written by Paul Fieldhouse and published by Springer. This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst all people have to eat to live, what they eat is largely determined by their cultural influences. Through developing an appreciation of the central role that food plays in people's lives, professionals concerned with nutrition education may increase both the relevance and effectiveness of what they do. This long awaited second edition focuses on the social and biocultural uses of food in ancient and contemporary societies throughout the world. Food and Nutrition will be an invaluable resource for all professionals and students in health related disciplines, such as dietetics, nutrition, nursing and health education.
Download or read book Cultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by . This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides listings and summaries of books on the subject of cultural perspectives on food and nutrition. Books are divided into three broad categories: general, which covers topics like religious dietary habits, cuisines, and customs; educational, which includes materials that can be used to teach and for patient counseling; and research, books that delve deeply into field studies on food habits and nutrition.
Download or read book Food is Culture written by Massimo Montanari and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elegantly written by a distinguished culinary historian, Food Is Culture explores the innovative premise that everything having to do with food--its capture, cultivation, preparation, and consumption--represents a cultural act. Even the "choices" made by primitive hunters and gatherers were determined by a culture of economics (availability) and medicine (digestibility and nutrition) that led to the development of specific social structures and traditions. Massimo Montanari begins with the "invention" of cooking which allowed humans to transform natural, edible objects into cuisine. Cooking led to the creation of the kitchen, the adaptation of raw materials into utensils, and the birth of written and oral guidelines to formalize cooking techniques like roasting, broiling, and frying. The transmission of recipes allowed food to acquire its own language and grow into a complex cultural product shaped by climate, geography, the pursuit of pleasure, and later, the desire for health. In his history, Montanari touches on the spice trade, the first agrarian societies, Renaissance dishes that synthesized different tastes, and the analytical attitude of the Enlightenment, which insisted on the separation of flavors. Brilliantly researched and analyzed, he shows how food, once a practical necessity, evolved into an indicator of social standing and religious and political identity. Whether he is musing on the origins of the fork, the symbolic power of meat, cultural attitudes toward hot and cold foods, the connection between cuisine and class, the symbolic significance of certain foods, or the economical consequences of religious holidays, Montanari's concise yet intellectually rich reflections add another dimension to the history of human civilization. Entertaining and surprising, Food Is Culture is a fascinating look at how food is the ultimate embodiment of our continuing attempts to tame, transform, and reinterpret nature.
Download or read book Food Nutrition written by Paul Fieldhouse and published by London ; Dover, N.H. : Croom Helm. This book was released on 1986 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A reference text for advanced college students majoring in nutrition or dietetics integrates food-culture associations documented throughout the nutritional anthropology, sociology, and psychology literature. Following an overview on biocultural perspectives on nutrition (including food choice models), the text addresses various specific factors involved in food selections. Topics include: sociocultural values placed on foods; ceremonial foods; vegetarian practices; myths, taboos, and superstitions; and psychological aspects of food choices. Literature citations are appended to each of the 6 text chapters.
Download or read book The Ethnic Restaurateur written by Krishnendu Ray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic discussions of ethnic food have tended to focus on the attitudes of consumers, rather than the creators and producers. In this ground-breaking new book, Krishnendu Ray reverses this trend by exploring the culinary world from the perspective of the ethnic restaurateur. Focusing on New York City, he examines the lived experience, work, memories, and aspirations of immigrants working in the food industry. He shows how migrants become established in new places, creating a taste of home and playing a key role in influencing food cultures as a result of transactions between producers, consumers and commentators. Based on extensive interviews with immigrant restaurateurs and students, chefs and alumni at the Culinary Institute of America, ethnographic observation at immigrant eateries and haute institutional kitchens as well as historical sources such as the US census, newspaper coverage of restaurants, reviews, menus, recipes, and guidebooks, Ray reveals changing tastes in a major American city between the late 19th and through the 20th century. Written by one of the most outstanding scholars in the field, The Ethnic Restaurateur is an essential read for students and academics in food studies, culinary arts, sociology, urban studies and indeed anyone interested in popular culture and cooking in the United States.
Download or read book Children and Prejudice written by Frances E. Aboud and published by New York, NY : B. Blackwell. This book was released on 1988-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that children are predisposed to prejudice, explains its causes, and suggests ways to correct the problem
Download or read book Nutritional Anthropology written by Norge W. Jerome and published by Pleasantville, N.Y. : Redgrave Publishing Company. This book was released on 1980 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Nutritional states result from both biological and cultural forces. The consideration of nutritional problems from a biocultural perspective comprises the field of nutritional anthropology. Eleven papers are presented representing the efforts of researchers who have examined nutrition in this social context. Their theoretical approach combines the nutritional and social sciences in investigations of the sociocultural, cognitive and ecological aspects of food. The methodology of nutritional anthropology is applied in a study of women's roles in rural Africa. Human dietary adaptations in the evolution of human culture are investigated in a case study of 2 prehistoric populations. The food patterns of a contemporary group demonstrates nutritional adaptation and cultural maladaptation. Demographic effects of sex-specific diets and nutritional correlates of economic microdifferentiation are examined. Other topics deal with malnutrition, diet and acculturation, and health food movement.
Download or read book Food Culture and Society Volume 12 Issue 4 written by Lisa Heldke and published by Berg Publishers. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food, Culture, and Society: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (formerly The Journal for the Study of Food and Society, launched in 1996) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS). ASFS is an international organization dedicated to exploring the complex relationships among food, culture, and society from numerous disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as in the world of food beyond the academy. It brings to bear the highest standards of research and scholarship in all aspects of food studies and encourages vigorous debate on a wide range of topics, such as: cross-cultural perspectives on eating behaviors gender and the food system recipes, cookbooks, and menus as texts philosophical and religious perspectives on food and the body social construction of culinary practices, beliefs, and traditions politics of the family meal dietary transitions psychological, cultural, and social determinants of taste methodological issues in food studies malnutrition, hunger, and food security commodity chain and foodshed analysis food in fiction, film, and art comparative food history social and cultural dimensions of food technologies political economy of the global food system food studies pedagogy The journal also publishes original reviews of relevant books, films, videos, exhibitions and a special section on perspectives on teaching.
