dietary habits
Food consumption routines
Dietary habits are the patterns and behaviors that characterize how a person eats—what foods they choose, when and how often they eat, portion sizes, and attitudes toward food.
The phrase appears most often in health contexts: Poor dietary habits contribute to chronic disease.
Unlike a diet, which suggests a deliberate plan, dietary habits emphasizes ingrained, often unconscious routines.
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- portion controlLimiting serving sizes
- binge eatingExcessive uncontrolled food intake
- food taboosCulturally forbidden consumables
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
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