Foodways Flashcards

1
Q

Human population’s adaptation to the
environment through uniform and diverse
activities related to food selection, procurement, distribution, manipulation, storage, consumption, and disposal of uneaten food.

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Foodways

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2
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4 changes in the environment

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social, physical environment, economic, cultural factors

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3
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We eat because…

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Survival, Maintenance of Health, Hospitality and friendship, Celebrating special occasions, Emotional outlet, Habit, Psychological satisfaction

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4
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Why do we eat the way we do?

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  • Personal preference
  • Habit or tradition
  • Social pressure
  • Availability
  • Convenience
  • Economy
  • Social status
  • Nutritional value
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Health status

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  • A GOOD APPETITE IS A SIGN OF HEALTH
  • ANOREXIA IS USUALLY A SIGN OF DISEASE OR SIDE EFFECT OF DRUGS
  • NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF RECOVERY FROM MEDICAL TREATMENT
  • TEETH
  • LOSS OF NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL
  • POOR STATE OF HEALTH
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6
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Sign of health

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good appetite

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7
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Sign of disease or side effect of drugs

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anorexia

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8
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essential part of recovery from medical treatment

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nutritional support

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9
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Culture and religion

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  • CULTURE, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS PATTERNS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING FOOD MUST BE CONSIDERED
  • SPECIAL FOODS AND DIETS GIVEN WHEN APPROPRIATE
  • OLDER PEOPLE MORE APT TO CLING TO ETHNIC FOOD HABITS ESPECIALLY DURING ILLNESS
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10
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(trivia) It has more vit C than 15 calamansi

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bayabas

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11
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Socio economic status

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  • FOOD EXPENSES FLUCTUATE, SPENDING DEPENDS ON PESOS AVAILABLE
  • WHETHER SOMEONE IS AROUND TO PREPARE THE FOOD DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CONVENIENCE FOODS USED
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12
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Personal preference

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  • Individual likes and dislikes provide the strongest influence on diet
  • Foods associated with pleasant memories become favorite foods
  • Foods with unpleasant memories are avoided
  • Luxury foods = status
  • Individual preferences used to plan therapeutic diets
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Psychological factors

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  • Individual motivations to eat balanced meals and individual perceptions about diet
  • Food has a strong symbolic value
  • Psychology is how your thoughts and feeling affect your behavior
  • How you feel and think about food affect your choices
  • If a food is associated with a happy or sad memory then that can determine if you like or dislike that food
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14
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Symbolic value of milk

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helplessness

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15
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Symbolic value of meat

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strength

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16
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Alcohol and drugs

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  • Excess use contributes to nutritional deficiencies
  • Excess alcohol affects GI organs
  • Drugs that decrease appetite decrease intake of essential nutrients
  • Drugs can deplete nutrient stores and decrease absorption in the intestines
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17
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Excess use of this substance contributes to nutritional deficiencies

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alcohol and drugs

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18
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It affects GI organs (excess)

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alcohol

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19
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It can deplete nutrient stores and decrease in absorption in the intestines

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Drugs

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20
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Misinformation & foo fads

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-Food myths can be the result of cultural background, popular interest in natural foods, peer pressure or desire to control diet choices
- FADS may involve erroneous beliefs certain foods are especially healthy
- Don’t be condescending when giving nutritional guidance

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21
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It is a result of CULTURAL BACKGROUND, POPULAR INTEREST IN NATURAL FOODS, PEER
PRESSURE OR DESIRE TO CONTROL DIET
CHOICES

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Food myths

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22
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Give 2 fads that involves erroneous beliefs that certain foods are especially healthy

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  • Yogurt better than milk
    • Oysters increase sexual potency
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23
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The order and timing of eating various kinds and amounts of food

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Dietary pattern

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24
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Usual food and drinks regularly consumed

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diet

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25
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regulation of speed

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time

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26
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act of chewing and/or swallowing

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eating

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27
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variety or type

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kind

28
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quantity

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amount

29
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Anything that when taken into the body, serves to nourish, build and repair tissues, supply energy or regulate body processes

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food

30
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It is based on physiological reactions, social norms, sensorial reactions

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Food preference

31
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pleasant/unpleasant personal experience

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Food preference

32
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social status

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Food preference

33
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broadened by exposure

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Food preference

34
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repeated tasting and the right mental attitude are essential to learning to like a new food

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food preference

35
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A liking of food which are not intrinsically appealing and which people have to actively learn to enjoy

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Acquired taste

36
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Denoting a style of cooking with distinctive foods, preparation methods, and/or techniques of eating

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Cuisine

37
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record how people cope with climate, food sources, and other aspects of their surroundings

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cuisine and its technology

38
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Sum of attitudes, beliefs and customs, taboos affecting the diet of a given group

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food ideology

39
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Sets of ideas or concepts a person holds regarding a certain food

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food opinions

40
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Based on observations of people’s use of food as influenced by different factors such as cultural, religious, political, social, and physiological

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Food classification

41
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who said? Foods are distinguished based on frequency of use and importance given

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Linton (1936)

42
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used most often and consistently

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core foods

43
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used less often but still important in the diet

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secondary foods

44
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characteristic of individuals

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peripheral foods

45
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What is cultural superfood?

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  • Dominant staple food item and main source of calories
  • Its production and preparation take most of the time of the people
    *Example would be rice “pinalitan niya yung core at ginawang cultural superfood”
  • Religion, mythology, and history of the people reflect the importance of this food in their culture
46
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Served at important occasions or to important people, expensive and difficult to obtain, and usually animal protein

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prestige foods

47
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Associated with workings of the body, Foods provide a balance, and Contribute to good health (hot and cold foods)

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Body-image foods

48
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Hot foods examples

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cinnamon, ginger, ginseng, mustard, papaya, cauliflower. Broccoli, pumpkin

49
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Cold foods examples

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oranges, turmeric, tomatoes, pineapples, cucumbers, eggplant, vanilla, chocolate, and
most mints

50
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Thought to have special properties that impart desired characteristics to the person who eats them (e.g. peanuts - brain food, dark chocolate - antioxidants)

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Sympathetic magic foods

51
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Restricted by culture to or for persons of a particular age or sex or condition (e.g. pregnancy - black chicken)

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Physiological food groups

52
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High calorie treats

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wine, pie, cakes, dips

53
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Not appropriate for a variety of situations but eaten regularly by ethnic groups (chili, fufu)

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specialty meal items

54
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nutritious and appropriate for all age groups

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common meal items

55
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served cold; nutritious and easy to digest

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refreshing foods

56
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inexpensive filling foods high calorie foods

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high calorie foods

57
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Functions of food in culture

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Physiological, Psychological, Political, Physical, Social, Emotional

58
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physiological function of food

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Satisfies hunger and nourishes the body

59
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social functions of food

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  • To initiate and maintain personal relationships and business associations
  • To determine and demonstrate the nature and extent of relationships
  • Express love and concern
  • As a focus to bring people together for a specific purpose
  • To set individuals apart from their peers
  • To set a group of people apart or to signify that a person belongs to a particular group of people
60
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Psychological functions of food

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  • To help people cope with physiological and emotional stresses
  • To reward, punish and otherwise influence the behaviors of others
  • As a status symbol
  • To bolster self-esteem or to gain recognition
61
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Political function of food

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Used by governments or groups of people as a political and/or economic weapon

62
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Physical functions of food

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  • To prevent, diagnose, and treat physical illness
  • To prevent, diagnose, and treat psychological illnesses and mental retardation
63
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Emotional function of food

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As a focus for heightened emotional experiences

64
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What is food habits

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Ways in which individuals: Select, Prepare, Consume, Utilize
Food in response to: Physiological, Psychological, Cultural, Religious, Social Influences

65
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What are the importance of studying food habits?

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  • Affects human behavior
  • Influences nutritional status
  • Generates info necessary to understand how food habits develop
  • It is useful in formulating strategies to modify unhealthy eating habits