1. Introduction This report examines the effects and provides solutions for food habits in Indonesia. People around the world eat different types of food in different ways at different times. (Luitel, 2006). Food is not functional for consumption only but also as a culture which eventually develops local people’s food habit (Hartog, Staveren, & Brouwer, 2006). According to The Indonesian Consumer Behaviour, Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Food Products (2011), Indonesian traditional foods such as peanuts, cassava and chili peppers is a mixture of cultures from various countries in the world because Indonesia is located in major trading routes. From the traditional food, Indonesian people develop their own food habits such as comsuming rice as staple food. However some of Indoensian food habits have potential to create side-effects for our health such as cholestrol, obesity and diabetes. In order to prevent the effect of Indonesian food habits, they have to restrict their food comsumption and use alternative ingredients in creating their foods. The finding of this report shows Indonesian people’s food habits, the effects of their food habits, and how restricting food comsumption and using alternative ingredients will prevent the effect of their food habits. 2. Methodology This report is using online search as the source of the report. The report itself picks the criteria of food preferences in Indonesia based on kinds of food that is commonly consumed in Indonesia. 3. Definition of Food Habit Food habit is derived from two words which is food and habit. According to Walter (2005), food means something people or animal eat, and habit means something we do often and regularly. The definition of food habit means repeated acti... ... middle of paper ... ...th Care Provider About High Cholesterol: Patient Brochure. (2009, June). Retrieved May 24, 2014, from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/prevention/disease/cholpatient.html The Importance of Controlling Blood Sugar. (2010, May). Retrieved May 24, 2014, from New York State Department of Health: http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/conditions/diabetes/controlling_blood_sugar_importance.htm The Indonesian Consumer Behaviour, Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Food Products. (2011, March 08). Retrieved December 05, 2014, from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: http://www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/ase/5715-eng.htm Walter, E. (Ed.). (2005). Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Singapore: Green Giant Press. Weight loss and carbohydrates. (2012, May). Retrieved May 25, 2014, from Better Health Channel: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Every popular belief of food and nutrition is carefully analyzed and debunked by Pollan using various examples from cultural habits, basic scientific processes and relevant studies and experiments. The vast amount of information from numerous, and likely fraudulent, sources reflect the message he is trying to convey: that food is naturally too complicated to study and perfect in science. Each chapter flows smoothly into the next topic as explanations become clearer and more in-depth. His knowledge in the topic and history is strongly demonstrated as well, building his credibility with his audience.
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The book The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food, by Wayne Roberts introduces us to the concept of “food system”, which has been neglected by many people in today’s fast-changing and fast-developing global food scene. Roberts points out that rather than food system, more people tend to recognize food as a problem or an opportunity. And he believes that instead of considering food as a “problem”, we should think first and foremost about food as an “opportunity”.
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Eating behaviour is a complex behaviour that involves a vast array of factors which has a great impact on the way we choose our meals. Food choice, like an other behaviour, is influenced by several interrelated factors. While hunger seems to drive our ways of food consumption, there are things outside of our own bodies that influence our food choices and the way in which we eat. The way we eat is controlled by and is a reflection of our society and cultures. I explore this idea through a food diary I created over a few weeks and the observations made by several anthropologists that I have studied.
Japan is presented to the public, specially the American public, as a nation that benefits greatly from all the right dietary habits. In Japan over 95% of the population eats at least three meals a day, in which they consider dinner to be the most important. The Japanese population has dinner at home with their families and loved ones, regardless over 60% of them eat home-replacement mea...
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Fast food can be defined as any food or drinks that have no or little nutrient value to the diet. Junk food and soft drinks are familiar to local communities, especially teenagers and children. Every day the media advertise various types of junk foods and soft drinks like fried chicken, soda, coke, burgers, hot dogs, instant noodles and pizza. These foods and drink are easily available, tasty and reasonably priced. Therefore, fast food is very popular and successful in changing tastes of our society. It is also linked with modernization and encompasses the whole way of life including nutrition and taste, and is said to conform to the modern era that emphasizes time. However, in terms of health, fast foods actually give many negative effects that should be give attention by the society. Nowadays, in many countries, obesity becomes a serious problem need to face by the government. So, to prevent the negative
Some authors interpret the data from the survey carried out for the habit of consumption of foods from fast food by individuals and as it is integrated into your diet regularly for the past two years. Data showed based on a large group of Americans who were asked about how often consume these foods in restaurants, what were their income, their race, that kind of genre, age and level of education they
In distinction to purchasing a particular item, then to how it has cooked and prepared or rather takeout food, decides the families’ diet and even choices in food of what they consume. Whether the food cooks in olive oil, vegetable oil, or butter can determine the taste of a meal, but also can improve the health of the meal. The preparations made in order to prepare a meal for the family could perchance measure in convenience. The level of convenience can range around take-out, instant foods, TV dinners/ microwavable, and stuff from a box to healthy homemade/ from scratch, baked/cooked, steamed, and stuff from a can. Not that some convenient foods cannot originally contain good health contents, nonetheless the small changes that can make someone’s food intake much healthier even with a small budget. When purchasing grocery items with a low income, whether an item according to a good healthy diet compares with an item that consists of a bad nutritional value. Parents will purchase the unhealthy choice deceived for its promise to satisfy their children, however, a similar item that stands healthier with the same weighed oz. will fill the proper nutrients that a child needs while they still proceed to grow, unlike processed foods that can fatten a child and stunt their
The main cause of eating fast food is that we are running a fast pace life and we seem to find no time in the day to sit down and prepare a healthy food for ourselves. Therefore, fast food restaurants are continuing to grow their business and we are continuing to put our health at risk as consumers. Thus, in my opinion consuming fast food is not a wise choice for any of us and we should stay away from eating it because it has many drawbacks than the benefits. The changes in lifestyle worldwide from past few decades have shown a great impact on the pattern of food consumption. One of the most common trends in consumption of fast food is eating food outside the home. Family work pattern has also changed and as have family structure,
Food has been known as an unavoidable component of life which makes it a basic necessity. There are two main types of foods:healthy food and fast food. Although they have some similarities ,there are a lot of differences between them. Healthy foods provoke energy and decrease the risk of so many diseases. On the contrary, fast foods are high in sugar and fat, which may lead to many health issues like heart and liver diseases. They both can be tasty and have several varieties to choose . On the other hand,there are two main differences between the two types. The first one is related to health . The second one is related to cost.
As of today, fast food has become an essential element in daily life and as something people depend on. Among the common excuse given as of why people consume fast food regularly is that it is convenient to get hold of fast food because fast food chains are just everywhere and also because their service is quick and efficient, especially for those who are always in a rush and do not want to have to wait hours for their meal like students. Another common reason why people go for fast food is because of the cheap price. The average price for a meal set at various fast food chains in the States could be as low as 4 USD excluding tax and it is undeniably a bargain, if only consuming fast food regularly would not affect your health. Everyone is not ignorant of the fact that regular consumption of fast food could bring harmful effects to our wellbeing but somehow, people often look past this. Fast food really should not be consumed regularly due to its effects to health despite how easy it is to get them. This essay will discuss the reason why fast food is harmful to health as it can cause heart diseases, diabetes and obesity.
One of the chief causes is unhealthy diets. On one hand, there are high-calorie foods in daily diets like chocolates, sugar, cheese and butter. Teenagers eat more and more high-fat burgers and pizza in fast food restaurants. For example, according to Altman and Leitch (2012), in Mexico, students drink cola rather than water due to the short of hygienic drinking water. Coca cola made agreements with many schools that they would exclusively sell Coca cola inside the schools. Therefore, Mexicans are considering being the most obese country which will have 70% overweight people including 30% obsess in the future. (Altman and Leitch,2012). The foods most commonly eaten by over 80% of kids are white bread, savoury snacks, chips, biscuits and chocolate confectionery. Besides, almost 20% kids do not eat any fruit at all. In general, kids eat about half the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. On the other hand, some people judge traditional food healthier; however, some traditional foods are extremely oily as well. For example, Chinese pay attention to use oil to heat the ingredients quickly. This makes the food fairly oily and high-fat. Furthermore, diets today are changing according to ...