The Hindu: Why and how we eat

“Paul Rozin, who has been studying the psychology and culture of food, says, ‘Food is not just nutrition that goes in your mouth or even pleasant sensations that go with it. It connects to your whole life. And it’s really a very important part of performing your culture and experiencing your culture…The general view in most of the people who work on hunger is that hunger comes when, you know, your body reserves are low…Now, there’s some truth in that, of course, but there are many other higher-order things…'” Read more at The Hindu