Open AccessFood, eating behavior, and culture in Chinese society
Author(s) -
Guansheng Ma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of ethnic foods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2352-619X
pISSN - 2352-6181
DOI - 10.1016/j.jef.2015.11.004
Subject(s) - nutrient , race (biology) , environmental health , psychology , sociology , biology , ecology , medicine , gender studies
Humans need to obtain nutrients from foods in order to survive and be healthy. The requirements of energy and nutrients are different due to differences in race, age, sex, and physical activity level. People living in different places take nutrients from different kinds of food; therefore, nutrition is a cultural biological process rather than a simple physiological and biochemical process. Food intake can directly influence one's biological function through life, as its results are on a biological level. When people eat, the process can be influenced by economic, politics, culture, and many other factors