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Food Trend: History
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Food trend refers to an observable change or emerging pattern in food preferences, purchasing, consumption, and dietary practices within a population over time [1][2]. Such trends may involve changes in the types and quantities of foods consumed, eating habits, meal patterns, food preparation practices, and preferences for particular dietary approaches or food products [1][2]. They are shaped by interacting factors, including income, urbanization, demographic characteristics, cultural values, health awareness, food availability, marketing, and technological developments [2][3]. From a public health perspective, food trends are important because shifts in consumption patterns can influence dietary quality, nutritional status, and the prevalence of diet-related diseases [1][3]. Monitoring these changes helps identify emerging nutritional risks, assess population dietary needs, and inform nutrition education, dietary guidance, and public health interventions.

  • food consumption
  • dietary patterns
  • food preferences
  • nutrition transition
  • public health nutrition

 Nutritional Studies and Diet • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health •  Medicine •  Health Sciences

References

  1. Heather A. Eicher-Miller; Trends in What Americans Eat. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 2026, 46, 483-504, 10.1146/annurev-nutr-062024-124301.
  2. John Kearney; Food consumption trends and drivers. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 2010, 365, 2793-2807, 10.1098/rstb.2010.0149.
  3. Marta Arenas-Jal; J. M. Suñé-Negre; Pilar Pérez-Lozano; Encarna García-Montoya; Trends in the food and sports nutrition industry: A review. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 2019, 60, 2405-2421, 10.1080/10408398.2019.1643287.
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