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Relative

Poverty

The Food Gap therefore is very rich in fresh fish,
Between the Poor they use a lot of tinned fish as ba-
and the Rich sic food. Apart from the diversity
of foods themselves, there is also a
he food and drinks we consume wide range of customs and behav-
Tevery day are the chemical foun- iours which also vary from culture to
dation of our existence. It does not culture. For example, there are many
matter whether it is a fresh salad or different forms of table manners, the
a sugary dessert. This nourishment place of food consumption and the
gives us what we need to live and way how the food is consumed (e.g.
our body creates cells with its com- on the go, with the family, alone).
ponents. Therefore, food is absolutely
essential and has an enormous influ- But there are not only differences
ence on our physical and psychologi- between nationalities, cultures or ge-
cal well-being. ographic areas. Even within a single
nation or culture there can be tremen-
Vastly different cultures have exist- dous differences between different
ed on a plethora of different combi- groups of people. The most distinc-
nations of food. For example, rice is tive example of the difference between
mostly eaten in the Asian regions due groups would be that of rich and poor
to the climatic conditions it needs to people. The socio-economic status of
flourish. In Portugal however, which an individual seems to be one of the
is located at the Atlantic Ocean and most important factors that influence

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