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Diet culture refers to a common set of trends and norms that may specifically affect those undertaking dieting or monitoring their caloric or nutritional intake.It often describes a set of societal beliefs pertaining to food and body image, primarily focused on losing weight, an endorsement of thinness as a high moral standard, and the alteration of food consumption.
Ethical eating or food ethics refers to the moral consequences [1] [2] of food choices, both those made by humans and animals. Common concerns are damage to the environment, [3] exploitive labor practices, food shortages for others, inhumane treatment of food animals, and the unintended effects of food policy. [4]
Religious belief in God-given dominion over animals can also justify eating meat. [86] A series of studies published in 2015 asked meat-eating American and Australian undergraduates to "list three reasons why you think it is OK to eat meat." Over 90% of participants offered reasons which the researchers classified among the "four N's":
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Over nearly 25 years, women who had the greatest adherence to the Mediterranean diet had a 23% lower risk of death than women who followed it the least, a new study finds. The more women followed ...
New research confirms that the MIND diet can have a protective effect on the aging brain, and finds that women — especially Black women — may reap the most benefits.
A desire to lose weight is a common motivation to change dietary habits, as is a desire to maintain an existing weight. Many weight loss diets are considered by some to entail varying degrees of health risk, and some are not widely considered to be effective.
The fact is that on average, women earn about 78 cents for each dollar brought in by men. And, new data suggest that this is having a significant effect on the Women over 65 are twice as likely to ...