The type of influence that a desire for sweet and salty flavored foods has on food preferences is
a. genetic.
b. learned.
c. physiologic.
d. environmental.
A
A preference for sweet and salty foods is genetically determined. Environmental effects are the same as learned effects, preferences caused by cultural and socioeconomic influences. Physiology has relatively little influence on food preferences.
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