What are the reasons why people eat?

Question

give me at least 5 if you can..this is my hw and I only have 3 with me..a source of energy, for growth and nutrients..can you pls give me some more ideas?

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THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!

Answer 1

1) Social interaction
2) Rite of passage and other ceremonial feast occasions
3) Maintaining family and tribal traditions
4) Preserving ethnic/cultural foodways
5) Nurturing self or others

Those are some of the sociological and psychological reasons that come to mind. I'm not sure if you were looking for purely physiological reasons or not.

Answer 2

1.hunger
2. depression/stress
3. dieting
4. addictions to food.
5. disease. Example: (diabetes) people who have certain types of diabetes have to eat at certain times of the day to keep the blood sugar in check.

Answer 3

1. they are bored, my kids do this all the time.
2. cause they are simpily hungary
3. they are depressed
4. its a party and food is offered even though you not hungary its polite to have at least one piece of cake and a couple of party pies.
5. it looked good at the time.

Answer 4

1) To survive
2) To satisfy their hunger
3) To taste different foods
4) To pass time
5) To enjoy life

Answer 5

Hunger
Desire
Survival

Answer 6

For pleasure
because they are depressed( they usually crave carbs)
Stress
Habit
Hungry
To Grow
For energy
To keep their sugar levals correct
For nutritional reasons

Answer 7

sounds like a human nutrition question.
hunger, appetite

Answer 8

comfort, fun, social activity, taste, and experience. I hope this helps : )

Answer 9

to live

Answer 10

To stop hunger.