2009, Number 2
Before the bow breaks: Tradition vs. Nutrition for Cuba’s next generation
Alfonso L
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Changing dietary habits for most adults requires a will of steel. After all, our preferences were acquired decades ago: while we learned to crawl, talk and walk, we also learned to eat. Yet, “acquire” is probably the wrong verb. “Instill” comes closer to describing the way parents and other caregivers pass down the culture of food from one generation to another in all societies.