DeCS

Descriptor English:

Food Taboo

Descriptor Spanish:

Tabú Alimentario

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	tabú alimentario
Scope note:	Actitud negativa permanente de un individuo o grupo social, impuesta por la sociedad o por la religión con respecto a la manipulación y consumo de determinados alimentos; romper la regla determina una sanción religiosa o mágica.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Tabu Alimentar

Descriptor French:

Tabou Alimentaire

Tree number(s):

SP6.180.632.879

Scope note:

Permanent negative attitude of an individual or social group, imposed by society or religion, in relation to handling and consumption of certain foods; breaking the rule usually results in magical or religious sanction.

Allowable Qualifiers:

DE drug effects
EH ethnology
PX psychology
RE radiation effects

DeCS ID:

16496

Unique ID:

DDCS016496

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Nutritional Sciences [SP6]

Nutritional Sciences

Nutrition Ecology [SP6.180]

Nutrition Ecology

Social Anthropology of Food [SP6.180.632]

Social Anthropology of Food

Feeding Behavior [SP6.180.632.301]

Feeding Behavior

Human Right to Adequate Food [SP6.180.632.429]

Human Right to Adequate Food

Food Social Space [SP6.180.632.503]

Food Social Space

Behavioral Nutrition [SP6.180.632.655]

Behavioral Nutrition

Food Taboo [SP6.180.632.879]

Food Taboo

Food Taboo - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00057802
Scope note	Permanent negative attitude of an individual or social group, imposed by society or religion, in relation to handling and consumption of certain foods; breaking the rule usually results in magical or religious sanction.
Preferred term	Food Taboo

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