Human do not choose by instinct ,what is best for them.In different enviornments humans eat what is available to them
and sometimes learn by experience that some foods are better than the other.
The cultural pattern
influence the social organisation of people,including their economy,religion,beliefs,attitude towards various members of the family.The
emotional rections to the consumption may be deepl rooted.Some of the factors affecting dietary intake are:
1.Food taboos and folklore.
2.The members of the family.
3.Influence of mass media.
4.Meal pattern.
5.Food programes.
6.Economic influence.
7.Religious and moral values.
8.Age and sex influence.
9.Emotional outlet.