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Social, Cultural, Economical, and Practical Factors

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Modern Dietary Fat Intakes in Disease Promotion

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• Throughout the centuries, people from different parts of the world have developed eating habits that by experience have proven beneficial for the type of foods available and health and well-being of that culture.

• Economic developments and progress of technology as well as availability of conveniences and luxurious living in the Western countries have resulted in dramatic changes in the foods available to consumers and information technologies have helped spread the food eating habits of the West through the entire world.

• Fast foods, processed, and prepared foods which are widely available and consumed in the West for the last several decades due to their availability, low cost, and time saved for the families have cost the health of the individuals due to high fat content and low nutritional quality.

• Social, cultural, economic, and practical factors influence the modern fat intake by the populations and the contribution to promotion of diseases.

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    Simin B. Vaghefi, Julia Watkins & Karri Brown

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Vaghefi, S.B., Watkins, J., Brown, K. (2010). Social, Cultural, Economical, and Practical Factors. In: De Meester, F., Zibadi, S., Watson, R. (eds) Modern Dietary Fat Intakes in Disease Promotion. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-571-2_4

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