The study of the anthropology of food integrates historical and anthropological perspectives with current social challenges in the systems of food production and consumption. The anthropological study of nutrition is unique from other disciplines in that it emphasizes food in a cultural and frequently cross-cultural context. Anthropologists research people and human culture throughout space and human evolution, including research on their social structures and cultural practices (Crowther, 2013). Cultural, linguistic, biological, and archaeological anthropology are all subfields within the study of food in anthropology. Nutrition plays a significant role in the commonplace, the obvious, the ordinary, and the remarkable (Neuman, 2018). It is a minor empirical example, but the small things ultimately allow people to provide solutions to outstanding issues; through the mundane, one comprehends the extraordinary.
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Neuman, N. (2018). On the engagement with social theory in food studies: Cultural symbols and social practices. Food, Culture & Society, 22(1), 78–94. Web.