With help from a professional nutritionist and the wide-ranging opinions of everyday consumers, this program investigates the factors that determine which foods we love -- and which foods we just can't stomach. Viewers learn about a variety of social, psychological, and biological influences. Specific topics include the concept of satiety -- our bodies telling us whether we are hungry or full -- as well as the impact of culture, religion, lifestyle, peer relationships, and the media. For aspiring culinary artists, restaurant managers, and institutional menu planners, this is a rewarding exploration of the positive and negative associations people develop with food over time.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 16, 2011. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Physiological Factors (4:06) -- What Our Mind Wants (4:29) -- Social Factors (4:28) -- Economic Factors (3:50) -- Credits: No Accounting for Taste: Why We Eat What We Eat (0:32).