Our Culinary Pleasures: The Impact of Food, Cooking, and Eating on Our Mental Well-Being Cover Image

Kulináris örömeink – a táplálék, a főzés, az evés hatása a mentális jóllétünkre
Our Culinary Pleasures: The Impact of Food, Cooking, and Eating on Our Mental Well-Being

Author(s): Tünde Dimény-Varga
Subject(s): Human Ecology
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: gastronomy; psychology; happiness; gastro-psychology; mindfulness

Summary/Abstract: Eating is a pleasure and a universal human experience. However, both the positive aspects of eating and the nature of happiness have only recently become subjects of psychological research. What connections can be found between eating and positive emotions? What insights does gastro-psychology, a relatively young discipline, provide on this topic? For humans, food has served not only as a means of survival but also as a source of pleasure. Nutrients ingested through food can exert a relatively rapid effect on our mood, and conversely, our mood can influence our digestion. It is important to be more aware of the potential pleasure-enhancing effects of food, cooking, and eating. Therefore, it is advisable to become as fluent as possible in one’s “gastronomic mother tongue”, while also acquiring some knowledge of a “gastronomic foreign language”.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 29-34
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Hungarian
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