1999
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600767
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Preferences, quantities and concerns: socio-cultural perspectives on the gendered consumption of foods

Abstract: A review of the sociological research regarding the gendered features of food consumption is presented. The focus is upon differences between women and men in regard to their preferences for particular foods and types of meals, seen in relation to the cultural function of foods as symbolic markers of femininity or masculinity, assessments of the quantities of food consumed by women and men respectively, and differences between women and men in regard to concerns with food safety, health, weight reduction and ®… Show more

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“…Consumption stereotypes associated with gender may help to explain the observed differences in diet between men and women, and they may hinder attempts to improve men's diets if dietary recommendations are perceived as "markers of emasculation" (4) .…”
Section: Conditionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Consumption stereotypes associated with gender may help to explain the observed differences in diet between men and women, and they may hinder attempts to improve men's diets if dietary recommendations are perceived as "markers of emasculation" (4) .…”
Section: Conditionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regardless of whether the fictional student was female or male, if s/he consumed foods and drinks that are considered to be suitable for females and healthy, s/he was judged to be significantly more feminine than if s/he consumed foods and drinks considered to be typically male and typically unhealthy, with no significant difference between male and female respondents. Consumption stereotypes associated with gender may help to explain the observed differences in diet between men and women, and they may hinder attempts to improve men's diets if dietary recommendations are perceived as "markers of emasculation" (4) . …”
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confidence: 99%
“…Related research indicates that since women are more often the end users of health services and health information, they are more cautious and informed about health (18). According to studies performed in modern western societies there are consistent associations between gender and specific foods: meat (especially red meat), alcohol, and hearty portion sizes are associated with masculinity, while vegetables, fruit, fish, and cultured dairy products (e.g., yogurt, cottage cheese) are associated with femininity (19,20). Regarding eating habits, several studies confirm that women are usually more cautious about diet and healthdiet relationship implications, and are also more willing to change their dietary habits than men.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the key action on 'Food, Nutrition and Health', for example, the complex relationship between food, nutrition, masculinity, femininity, identity and power relations was absent. However, the Gender Impact Resource we compiled, contained ample proof, for instance, of the differential access to food within households (Counihan and Kaplan, 1998;Messer, 1997;O'Doherty and Holm, 1999). Although 'gender' was mentioned in the Work Programme text on ageing and disabilities, no specific problems were addressed.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%