Factors Influencing Attitudes to Food and Eating Behaviour

Factors Influencing Attitudes to Food and Eating Behaviour

1. Cultural Influences

   • What is Considered Food (e.g...)
   • Regional Area, food availability (e.g...)
   • Religious Practices (restrictions) (fasting/feasting)
   • Jewish - Kosher, Fast/feasting days Islam - Pork+Alcohol
   • Wardle et al. (1997) - Survey diets of 16,000 ppl, 21 European countries. Sweden, Denmark Holland = Fibre. Italy, Portugal, Spain = Fruit,
   • Leshem (2009) - Bedouin Arab (desert encampments), Bedouin (Urban setting (1 generation), Jewish women. Cultural differences remain even with easy access to wide range of foods.

2. Mood

   • Eating linked to emotional state, stress + anxiety = over/under eating
   • Inc/ carb. = Better mood + energy. Sweet taste = pleasurable = Pos/ attitudes towards these types of food. e.g. Choc.
   • Serotonin Hypothesis - Insulin, amino acids, Tryptophan = serotonin.
   • Corsica + Spring (2008) - 21 overweight women "carb cravers". Low mood - sad memories. High Carb/Protein milkshakes.
   • Gender Bias
   • Garg et al. (2007) - 38 ppts, sad/upbeat film. Popcorn - 36% more with sad.
     • Effect disappeared when shown nutritional info. meaning...

3. Nicklaus et al. (2004) - Age. Parental attitudes and early experiences. SLT/ operant conditioning. Health concerns / media. No one factor decisive.

4. IDA - Nature/Nurture - complex mix - biological mechanisms + psychological/social/cultural Inf/s.

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