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1. Influence of religion on food preferences in Eastern Mediterranean regions:
Eastern Mediterranean regions include Saudi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Afghanistan, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan etc.These countries are dominant of Muslims, Christians, Jude, Samartanism etc. Most of the countries are ruled by Muslim reign. The food preferences are mostly individualistic, but religions do have a major role to play in influencing and inheriting it to generation one after the other.
The cuisines of Middle eat includes Arab, Iranian, Jewish, Armenian, Turkish etc. The Most commonly consumed are dolma, falafel, baklava, yogurt, doner kebab, shawarma, shavayi, chicken kabobs etc
As per their custom, they believe in consuming halal meat as a part of their religion.
2. Parental influence in formation of food preferences:
Parental influences and parent-child interaction feeding varys in the degree to which children are allowed some degree of autonomy in eating. These interactions can have a powerful influence on children's developing food preferences, intake patterns, diet quality, growth, and weight status.