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Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food,  see   nutrition ;  nutrition, human ;  digestion ; and  digestive system, human . For information on the methods used to prepare raw foods for  cooking ,  consumption , or   Hunting and gathering,   horticulture , pastoralism, and the development of   agriculture   are the primary means by which humans have adapted to their   environments   to feed themselves. Food has long served as a carrier of   culture   in   human   societies and has been a driving force for   globalization . This was especially the case during the early phases of European trade and colonial expansion, when foods such as the hot red   pepper ,   corn   (maize), and   sweet potatoes   spread throughout   Europe   to Africa and Asia.