Machine generated contents note: 1.Food and Culture -- What Is Food? -- The Omnivore's Paradox -- Self-Identity -- Symbolic Use of Food -- Cultural Identity -- What Is Culture? -- The Acculturation Process -- Acculturation of Food Habits -- Cultural Food Habits -- Core and Complementary Foods Model -- Flavor Principles -- Meal Patterns and Meal Cycles -- Developmental Perspective of Food Culture -- Individual Food Habits -- Food Availability -- Edible or Inedible? -- Consumer Food Choice Model -- Nutrition and Food Habits -- The Need for Cultural Competency -- Intercultural Nutrition -- The American Paradox -- 2.Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices -- Worldview -- Cultural Outlook -- Biomedical Worldview -- What Is Health? -- Cultural Definitions of Health -- Health Maintenance -- Disease, Illness, and Sickness -- Cultural Definitions of Disease, Illness, and Sickness -- Healing Practices -- Pluralistic Health Care Systems -- Medical Pluralism -- Biomedical Healing --

Contents note continued: 3.Intercultural Communication -- The Intercultural Challenge -- Intercultural Communication Concepts -- Verbal Communication -- Nonverbal Communication -- Role of Communication in Healthcare -- Interaction Between Provider and Client -- Responsibilities of the Health Care Provider -- Successful Intercultural Communication -- Intercultural Communication Skills -- Intercultural Counseling -- Intercultural Nutrition Assessment -- Intercultural Nutrition Education -- Culturally Relevant Program Preparation -- Implementation Strategies -- 4.Food and Religion -- Western Religions -- Judaism -- Christianity -- Islam -- Eastern Religions -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- 5.Native Americans -- Cultural Perspective -- History of Native Americans -- Worldview -- Traditional Food Habits -- Ingredients and Common Foods -- Meal Composition and Cycle -- Roie of Food in Native American Culture and Etiquette -- Therapeutic Uses of Food -- Contemporary Food Habits --

Contents note continued: Adaptation of Food Habits -- Nutritional Status -- 6.Northern and Southern Europeans -- Northern Europeans -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Southern Europeans -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- 7.Central Europeans, People of the Former Soviet Union, and Scandinavians -- Central Europeans and the People of the FSU -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Scandinavians -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- 8.Africans -- Cultural Perspective -- History of Africans in the United States -- Worldview -- Religion -- Traditional Food Habits -- Ingredients and Common Foods -- Historical Influences -- Meal Composition and Cycle -- Daily Patterns -- Role of Food in African American Society and Etiquette --

Contents note continued: Therapeutic Uses of Food -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Adaptations of Food Habits -- Ingredients and Common Foods -- Nutritional Status -- 9.Mexicans and Central Americans -- Mexicans -- Cultural Perspective -- History of Mexicans in the United States -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Central Americans -- Cultural Perspective -- History of Central Americans in the United States -- Traditional Food Habits -- Ingredients and Common Foods -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Adaptations of Food Habits -- 10.Caribbean Islanders and South Americans -- Caribbean Islanders -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- South Americans -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- 11.East Asians -- Chinese -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits --

Contents note continued: Contemporary Food Habits in the United Stales -- Japanese -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Koreans -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- 12.Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders -- Southeast Asians -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Pacific Islanders -- Cultural Perspective -- Traditional Food Habits -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- 13.People of the Balkans and the Middle East -- Cultural Perspective -- History of People of the Balkans and Middle East in the United States -- Current Demographics and Socioeconomic Status -- Worldview -- Traditional Food Habits -- Ingredients and Common Foods -- Meal Composition and Cycle -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Adaptations of Food Habits -- Nutritional Status --

Contents note continued: 14.South Asians -- Cultural Perspective -- History of Asian Indians and Pakistanis in the United States Worldview -- Traditional Food Habits -- Ingredients and Common Foods -- Meal Composition and Cycle -- Role of Food in Indian Society and Etiquette -- Therapeutic Uses of Food -- Contemporary Food Habits in the United States -- Adaptations of Food Habits -- Nutritional Status -- 15.Regional Americans -- American Regional Food Habits -- What Is Regional Fare? -- Regional Divisions -- The Northeast -- Regional Profile -- Traditional Fare -- Health Concerns -- The Midwest -- Regional Profile -- Traditional Fare -- Health Concerns -- The South -- Regional Profile -- Traditional Fare -- Health Concerns -- The West -- Regional Profile -- Traditional Fare -- Health Concerns.