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21 Cards in this Set
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food
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Definition: any substance that provides the nutrients necessary to maintain life and growth when ingested
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diet
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the actual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
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Why food is fundamental?
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Humans are the same in that we all need to eat food for survival
This has been a major drive throughout history Evolutionary key was thought to be a change in diet (increased protein) Homo sapiens - an omnivorous, generalist species |
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omnivore's paradox
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Attraction to new foods
Preference to familiar foods Risk of malnutrition/ deficiencies |
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omnivores
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Can consume and digest wide selection of plants and animals
Therefore can adapt easily to almost all earthly environments No single food provides all nutrition for survival |
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neophilia
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Human interest in new & varied food sources
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neophobia
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Fear of new food items, reluctance to try new foods
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archeology
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the systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence
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paleontology
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Paleontology – the study of forms of life existing in prehistoric times as represented by fossils of plants, animals or other organisms
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coprolites
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fossilized animal waste; provides a record the diet, feeding behavior and habitat of prehistoric man and animals
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middens
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ancient garbage pits or dumps that indicate what was eaten and where food was cooked
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culture
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Implies patterns of human behavior including thoughts , actions, customs, values, and beliefs that can bind a racial, ethnic, religious, or social group within a society
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cuisine
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Food, food preparation techniques & taste preferences that are shared by the members of a group of people
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Food ties
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Food ties us to different groups & in different ways (past/ present):
Family: immediate and extended Friends & social groups Town / city / state / region/ country Religion / Spiritual groups Beliefs / values |
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Food Selection: Cultural Criteria
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The ideas, customs, skills, and art of a group of people in a given period of civilization
Influences food habits by dictating what is or is not acceptable to eat |
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inedible foods
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taboos
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edible by animals but not by me
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insects, corn, oats
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edible by humans, but not by my kind
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dog meat
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edible by humans, but not by me
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preferences
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Food ways
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The ways in which humans use food
How it is Selected Obtained Distributed Who prepares it Who serves it Who eats it |
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Food Availability
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Local ecological considerations
Geographical features Indigenous vegetation Native animal population Human manipulation of these resources Political, economic and social management of food at the local level |
