Many of the diseases which afflict people in an affluent society like the United States seem to
be related to food consumption (eg, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and colon …

Some of the sociodemographic and psychosocial determinants of individuals' food-related
behaviors were examined in this chapter. The empirical research indicates that individuals …

Food selection, a multidimensional behavior leading to food intake, the ingestive process, is
dependent on access to edible substances and the availability of options. It incorporates the …

Food is central to the lives of all, and has for centuries been celebrated in art, poetry and
song. More recently, media interest has focused public attention on the food we eat, and its …

A blend of many factors, ranging from bioloiical to anthropologic, interact in complex and
changing ways to influence the development and maintenance of food choices …

Psychologists have long been interested in dietary (or food) choice and its determinants.
Much of this research was originally carried out from a physiological or learning perspective …

The complexity of interrelations among the sociocultural variables that affect food intake is
discussed. The manner in which people procure, select, prepare and eat food reflects …

The author considers food behavior to be part of a cultural system because it is influenced
by the cultural factors. However, like other aspects of culture, these various sociocultural …

The psychological study of humans and their foods is structured around two questions: What
do we eat? And how much do we eat? Almost all of the research is about the controls on …

This study served two purposes 1) to determine the predictive accuracy of Fishbein's theory
of decision making when applied to a food-related behavior, ie, eating at a fast-food …