The Sociology of Food in Spain: European Infuences in Social Analyses on Eating Habits

Méndez, Cecilia Díaz

doi:10.1163/156913306779147335

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“…A number of works in the field of social sciences carry out this kind of analysis on nutritional standards 2 It is not the case with sociologists who have been studying food from the standpoint of agricultural sociology and some economists of the food agricultural system. On this topic, see Díaz-Méndez and Gómez-Benito (2005) and Díaz-Méndez (2006 to question the form in which they have been drawn up. It is evident it is a matter of social structures linked to certain moments in history and a group of experts with specific interests (Smith, 1995;Nestle, 2002).…”

Section: Food Policies and Health Standardsmentioning

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Nutrition and the Mediterranean diet. A historical and sociological analysis of the concept of a “healthy diet” in Spanish society

Méndez

Gómez-Benito

2010

Food Policy

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Nutrition and the Mediterranean diet. A historical and sociological analysis of the concept of a “healthy diet” in Spanish society

Méndez

Gómez-Benito

2010

Food Policy

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“…It is a fact that eating habits in Western societies are closely affected by beauty standards (Mckay et al 2018;Sánchez-Cabrero et al 2020). In Spain, the interest in eating habits has grown faster, either by the influence of beauty standards or by the obsession with being young and healthy (De Los Santos-Mantero 2018;Sánchez-Cabrero et al 2019;Sánchez-Cabrero 2020;Díaz-Méndez 2006).…”

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Food and Nutrition Myths among Future Secondary School Teachers: A Problem of Trust in Inadequate Sources of Information

Moreno¹,

Cabrero

Abad-Mancheño

et al. 2021

Social Sciences

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The Internet and social networks are full of nutrition information, offering people guidance to make healthy eating choices. These sources always present themselves as a gateway to reliable information on healthy eating; however, too often this is not the case. Far from being trustworthy, there are usually plenty of food myths. A food myth is a widespread false belief about food, nutrition, and eating facts that gives rise to certain behaviors, from fashionable trends to diets. Academic training is a valuable tool to combat food myths and the pseudoscience linked to them, but educators must participate in this battle. To test this idea, we analyzed the prevalence of nine highly popular food myths held by 201 secondary school Spanish teachers. The aim was to assess whether expertise in science areas prevents teachers from falling into these food misconceptions. Our study results showed that food myths are held regardless of specialty area. The power of the media in popularizing and spreading nutrition myths among educators may be the cause, even more potent than academic training. We conclude that since scientific knowledge is not enough to erase food myths, we need further actions if we aim to prevent the problems that food myths may cause.

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Generation Y's dining out behavior

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Ozturk

Bilgihan

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine the dining out activities of Gen Y's in the United States. In particular, it focuses on dining frequency, restaurant selection, restaurant segments and demographic features of Gen Yers.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical data for this study were collected from 631 Gen Y's living in the United States.FindingsThe research findings reveal a nascent exploration of eating out preferences of the Gen Y population in an industrialized country in the food service context.Research limitations/implicationsGeneration Y is a lucrative and growing customer group for the US foodservice industry. They dine out more frequently than the rest of the population and their dining out preferences are different from other cohorts.Originality/valueThis study offers some practical implications on Gen Y's dining out behavior for food service industry and restaurateurs.

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The Sociology of Food in Spain: European Infuences in Social Analyses on Eating Habits

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Nutrition and the Mediterranean diet. A historical and sociological analysis of the concept of a “healthy diet” in Spanish society

Nutrition and the Mediterranean diet. A historical and sociological analysis of the concept of a “healthy diet” in Spanish society

Food and Nutrition Myths among Future Secondary School Teachers: A Problem of Trust in Inadequate Sources of Information

Generation Y's dining out behavior

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