Psychiatry and Psychology

Food Preferences

The selection of one food over another.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The selection of one food over another.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Food Preference
  • Preference, Food
  • Preferences, Food
  • Food Selection
  • Food Selections
  • Selection, Food
  • Selections, Food

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, ethnology, physiology, psychology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal

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History Note

69

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior (1966-1968)
  • Behavior, Animal (1966-1968)
  • Diet (1966-1968)
  • Food (1966-1968)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.407w.516w
  2. G07.203.650w.353w.516w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Food Preferences. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005518
  2. Food Preferences. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_choice
  3. Food Preferences. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5465445