FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Internal influences include: desires, likes, dislikes, personal values, and perceptions of social norms. External influences include: community members, family, culture and traditions, friends, technology, and the media.

Detailed explanation-2: -Internal influences on health behaviors include perceptions of social norms, personal attitudes, values and beliefs, self-efficacy, and health-related behaviors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some examples of these influences that contribute to an individual’s food choices include individual factors, such as knowledge, personal taste preference, mood, hunger level, health status, special diet requirements, ethnicity, and personal income.

Detailed explanation-4: –Relatives, friends, co-workers, business associates, neighbors, clubs, trade unions, religious community, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cultural. Psychological. Media. Environmental. Individual.