¶ … Food Choices in Australia Today
Consumers in many developed nations are experiencing a veritable epidemic of obesity, a trend that has been exacerbated both by an increasingly sedentary lifestyle as well as the types of foods that are consumed. Fast food and high fat content have also contributed to these trends, and the healthcare costs associated with treating obesity are enormous. Furthermore, unhealthy food choices during the formative years in early childhood can also result in a lifetime of weight-related problems, making the need to identify factors that influence food choices in a given setting a timely and important enterprise. To this end, this paper provides a discussion concerning three of the most important factors that have been identified by researchers as potentially influencing food choices in Australia households, which are food availability, individual preferences for flavor and taste and, increasingly, the environmentally responsible manner in which foods are produced. A summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.
Review and Discussion
Given the prevalence of obesity among Australians today, there is a corresponding need for an improved understanding of the determinants that affect food choice (Bellisle, 2012). Some of the more salient factors that have been shown to influence food choices include its availability, convenience, price, and individual preferences for flavor and taste (Neumark-Sztainer, Story, Perry & Casey, 1999). With respect to convenience, recent research has shown that this factor is particularly relevant to single parents in Australia today (Craig, 2005). In addition, other factors that are less easily quantified but which are felt by virtually everyone include the immediate desire or craving for specific food or foods, a factor that is further accentuated by the degree of hunger...
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