Why We Eat What We Eat: The Psychology of Eating

An exploration into the most basic of human activities translating research on Western eating patterns and healthful eating practices. Eleven essays written by investigators in the field describe the physiological factors leading to taste aversion, the development aspects affecting food preferences including the effects of pregnant women's food choices on their children, the biological determiners such as genetics which prompt eating, and the powerful influences of cultural factors that determine the differences in eating habits between the obese and nonobese. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.