Nutrition Intelligence - Relationship with Food
Relationship with Food There are many relationships everyone needs to develop and maintain in life. Some are necessary, while others are optional; some are simple, while others are complex. Relationships with partners, friends, and colleagues are often complex. Throughout life, these choices are optional—we can choose our friends, change jobs to have new colleagues, decide with whom to partner, or even choose not to marry. Relationships with finance are necessary but can be straightforward (simply spending earnings). The relationship with food, however, is absolutely essential (a person with an average first-world lifespan will eat about 80,000 times in their lifetime) and complex (considering health, weight control, diet, allergies, mood, social factors, exploring the world, family traditions, culture, fun, cravings, alcohol that entices, enriches, and encloses us…). Let’s introduce a framework based on five attributes to break down the complexity of the relationship with food. Using ...