...Influences on diet I will be producing an essay assessing some of the influences on the dietary intakes of an individual and make a link on how the influences I assess, have an impact on different individuals' nutritional health. I will also display my knowledge to my work placement and explain how I would minimise the influences when planning a menu in my work placement. Understand influences on dietary intake and nutritional health factors: underlying health condition resulting in specific nutrient needs, eg diabetes, coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, food allergy; loss of ability to feed independently, eg from paralysis; loss of function, eg cognitive, digestive Dietary habits: influences, eg meal patterns, snacking, personal tastes, food availability Lifestyle: influences, eg eating at home, social eating and drinking, exercise/activity levels, occupation (active, sedentary), leisure pursuits Economic: influences, eg cost of food, access to shops; food supply, eg seasonal variation Socio-cultural: influences, eg beliefs, socialisation, food rituals, role of food in families and communities Education: influences, eg public health, health education, food hygiene, marketing and labelling; role of health professionals, eg dieticians, public health nutritionists, doctors, nurses, carers, sports nutritionists, health and fitness instructors Health factors are an influence on the dietary intake of an individual due to many health conditions...
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...P3: Explain possible influences on dietary intake. Introduction: In this assignment I will be explaining possible influences on dietary intake. I will be looking at factors such as; health factors, education, age, social policy, economic factors, socio-cultural factors and lifestyle factors and how each of these can positively or negatively influence an individual's dietary intake. Health factors: Diabetes: Health factors like diabetes can influence a person’s dietary intake because people with diabetes are only allowed certain food for example they cannot have too much sugar in their blood as it will cause very serious health problems if not treated quick. Hyperglycemia is one of the health problems that can damage vessels that provide blood to vital organs, by increasing the risk of stroke, problem with nerve, heart disease and so much more. However the health problems for people with diabetes only occur in adulthood, particularly if they have not managed or even controlled their diabetes properly. Irritable bowel syndrome: the health factors concerning irritable bowel syndrome is that people who have it tend to need the toilet considerately more than people who don’t have the symptom. The always need to avoid eating fruit and many processed foods that contain fructose. For people with irritable bowel syndrome always need to be aware and on their guard about what they eat as their bowel movement could occur anytime. People with irritable bowel syndrome lifestyle...
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...Assess how influences on the dietary intake may affect the nutritional health of individuals (M2) The influences of underlying health conditions can result in the need for specific nutrients as well as influencing what people are or aren’t able to eat. This means it can be more complicated to get all the essential nutrients and a balanced diet, especially when you have to avoid certain foods. One health condition that affects people is Coeliac Disease; this is intolerance to the protein ‘gluten’ which is found in wheat, barley and rye. When coming into contact with gluten the body produces antibodies which then attack the lining of the bowel. This then affects the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from food and can even lead to anaemia and osteoporosis. It can also create an increased risk of bowel cancer. Symptoms of Coeliac Disease include abdominal pain, diarrhoea and bloating amongst other things. This would be an influence on dietary intake because a person with this disease must get rid of all foods containing wheat, barley and rye from their diet in order to prevent themselves from coming into contact with gluten. Gluten-free products are available to buy which are alternatives to the original product (such as pasta) and are safe for a coeliac disease sufferer to eat, they can however be expensive. Food classed as gluten free isn’t necessarily healthier than that containing gluten. Gluten free products can be high in calories mats and carbohydrates which could...
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...Abstract This diet debunk will identify one popular fad diet and one popular over-the-counter weight loss product. It will explain how the diet and weight loss product work. The diet and weight loss product marketing techniques will be examined as well as providing examples of these techniques. Pros and cons will be given for the diet and weight loss program. This diet debunk will determine if the diet and weight loss program come from a reputable source. Last but not least, psychological, cultural, and social media influences that may play a role in an individual’s choice of diet and weight loss product will be examined. Diet Debunk: Weight Loss Program vs. Weight Loss Product The Atkins Diet has been a popular weight loss program for many years with numerous people having success losing pounds on the scale. Another way to lose weight is by using a weight loss product such as Xenadrine. The Atkins Diet and Xenadrine will be compared and contrasted in depth in several areas as well as looking at what influences people to use such methods to lose weight. How Do They Work? The Atkins Diet. The Atkins Diet is a low-carbohydrate diet that was developed by Dr. Robert C. Atkins in 1972. While carbohydrates are restricted, this diet stresses protein and fats. The theory behind The Atkins Diet is that when consuming too many carbohydrates, such as white flour and sugar, the body has blood sugar fluctuations that lead to weight gain. By restricting these carbohydrates, the body...
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...conditions such as diseases. Ones social behaviors, and environmental surroundings can translate into nutrition. Social-Economical status plays a role in food decisions, such as preparing, storing, or obtaining. With the right management and education a family can be healthy together and avoid health risk. Lack of education on nutrition is becoming a problem for families in the United States. In todays society it is easier and cheaper to eat fast food. Fast food such as McDonalds, and Burger King serve processed foods, which don’t have the vitamins the body wants. But it is more convenient because it’s inexpensive and quicker than preparing something at home. What one eats, and how much they eat can determine their health. With the wrong diet intake, too little or too much can lead to diseases such as anorexia or diabetic. Diabetes is a disease where too much sugar is in the blood. Sugar is important for the body because it is a form of energy for cells and muscles and also your brains main form of nutrition. Diabetes affects how your body uses the sugar and can lead to extensive health problems. “Diabetes...
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...In conclusion, calorie restriction, exercise and specific dietary factors influence the degree of inflammatory response in the gut and a diet opposite to the recommended diet may be a possible contributory cause of relapses in MS. For more information, check out Courtney’s link Citations: Riccio, P., & Rossano, R. (2015). Nutrition Facts in Multiple Sclerosis. ASN NEURO, 7(1), 1759091414568185....
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...US today and is predisposing children to obesity as adults and therefor morbidity throughout their lifetime 1. There are innumerable factors that influence body weight and many that an individual may have no control over such as genetic make-up, prenatal factors, age, gender, diseases and drugs2. When considering factors that affect weight and that can be controlled, diet is one factor that plays a major contribution to body weight, even greater when compared to exercise3. The increase in obesity in the US has mirrored changes in many aspects of diet including changes in food production and composition such as processed foods, serving sizes and increased availability...
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...In this piece of unit 21 assignment I will be explaining possible influences on dietary intake that effect health and wellbeing of an individual this is for my P1 and to achieve my M2 I will be assessing how influences on dietary intake may affect the nutritional health of individuals. Many different things can have an effect on dietary intake which could affect health and wellbeing of an individual for example lifestyle, economic, socio-cultural. Most people know that a healthy diet is important to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other physical health problems. The most common problem could be economic factor. This is because money problems can have an effect on the foods such as fruit and vegetables and more expensive than unhealthy food such as McDonalds. For example someone I know had money problems and she wasn’t even able to provide enough food on the table for the kids as she was unemployed that’s why she went for the cheapest food which was junk food. Because of this she suffered from malnutrition due to lack of nutrients that are necessary for the body in order to stay healthy. if someone eats a lot of fatty foods like KFC, they are putting themselves at risk of becoming obese and even developing cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes it is very important for a person that has diabetes has a healthy diet if it is not controlled properly it can lead to some very serious complications such as, blindness, kidney failure, strokes, and gangrene...
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...Human Nutrition - PERSONAL DIET EVALUATION PROJECT The purpose of this project is to put theory into practice by examining your food intake and making decisions about your eating habits. To begin the project, keep a record of your food and beverage intake for three typical days. Write down what you eat and drink and the quantity of each food or drink consumed. Keep another record of one day of your activities (24 hour period). Write down your activities and the time spent on each throughout your day. Include time sleeping or sitting quietly – all activities, including sedentary ones, burn calories. Use the website: choosemyplate.gov and the “Super Tracker” feature to analyze your diet and physical activity. Create a profile for yourself and enter your foods and beverages (item and quantity consumed) for analysis. Substitute a food of similar nutrient content if you can’t find a match within the database. Or, enter ingredients separately for mixed food items. For example, a taco might have: a corn shell, beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes etc. See the last page of this document for more detailed instructions for setting up your profile within Super Tracker. Enter your 24 hours of activity into the “Activity Tracker” portion of the program. Refer to the Rate Your Plate Grading Guidelines Rubric for specific grading information for this project – attached at the end of this document. The time required to complete the diet records, data analysis, and...
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...on Biological, Social and Economic. The human body must obtain nutrients from foods. Human require approximately fifty nutrients for growth and cell maintenance and repair. These nutrients are divided into six classes: proteins, lipids or fats, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and water. A diet consisting of a relatively equal combination of terrestrial mammals, birds, shellfish, fish and plant foods would lead to healthier individual than would a diet based solely or primarily on one type of animal food such as terrestrial mammals. Our physiological needs provide the basic determinants of food choice. Humans need energy and nutrients in order to survive and will respond to the feelings of hunger and satiety. Hunger and satiety are the result of complex physiological processes, e.g., blood depletion of nutrients, empty stomach. As food is eaten satiation will take place leading to the termination of the eating occasion and bringing a state of no hunger called satiety. The balance between hunger, food intake, satisfying appetite and bringing satiety, it is controlled by the central nervous system. Satiety signals play a role in influencing the timing of the next meal, and can also influence the size of a subsequent meal. Biological factors...
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...the people that are on a gluten-free diet even know what “gluten” actually was. He sent one of his interns with a camera crew to a popular Los Angeles hiking spot in search for individuals that claim to be on a gluten-free diet, and hit them with the big question: what is gluten? When most hear the term “gluten-free,” they are immediately reminded of the pretentious Los Angeles individual that tries to portray that they are “healthy.” They imagine the yoga pants wearing, fresh pressed juice drinking, valley girl who tries portrays the epitome of living a “healthy lifestyle.” With that comes the perception that they are either wealthy, maintaining a diet for a future film they will star in, or just because all their friends are on the new trendy diet. Within Jimmy Kimmel’s video, Pedestrian Question – What is Gluten? his audience was able to see just that. When people who claimed to strictly be on a gluten-free diet were asked what exactly gluten...
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...P3 : Explain possible influences on dietary intake M2 : Assess how influences on dietary intake may affect the nutritional health of individuals D1 : Make realistic recommendations for minimising negative on the individuals in specific health and social setting. There are many influences that may affect an individual and their diet; in this essay I will take you through the various amounts of factors that may affect an individual. Factors such as medical disorders, personal preference, lifestyle and cultural factors. MEDICAL DISORDERS There are many underlying health conditions that result in an individual having to alternate their dietary intake. It’s always important that an individual eats healthy, but because of not being able to eat certain foods because of medical disorders eating balanced and even healthy becomes more complicated. An individual can be having a medical disorder that can determine their diet; this could be anything from allergies and intolerance. For example, person that is lactose intolerant will not be able to eat dairy products as this can flair up reactions in which they can prevented. You will sometimes find that a person that is lactose intolerant will be deficient in calcium. They are not receiving enough calcium in order for their bones to keep strong. Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic medical condition characterized by elevated blood sugars. One of the primary treatments for diabetes is diet. MayoClinic.com says people with diabetes...
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...Parenting and Delinquency Rates Parenting or more specifically poor parenting is the most prominent cause of delinquency. In class we reviewed many causes of delinquency including family, biology, socioeconomics, peers, diet, early child abuse, and lack of education. In this paper I will try and show how all of these things can be linked back to parenting or lack of parenting. Much of the research I have done talks about family influences on delinquency. However in many cases I think that family is really being used to talk about parenting. In an article about family structure 1 I found discussion of single family households and their likelihood for creating delinquents. But when I look harder I find that it is the parenting or the challenges that single parents face that leads to the delinquency. So in this paper I will try and show that it doesn’t matter what kind of family structure you have it is the parenting you have within that structure that influences child delinquency rates. The textbook references work done by Bruce Wolford and LaDonna Koebel that indicates that chronic underachievers in school are among the most likely to be delinquent. There are lots of additional studies that show how poor academic performance relates to delinquency. What is harder to address is the parent’s role in these academic failures. Involved parents can significantly improve a child’s performance in school. Even parents that didn’t do well in school can help their children...
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...seek information and assess how this behavioral change may be applied to his or her lifestyle. R.H is a young adult male who has focused much of his attention to health on his physical appearance and appropriate weight gain. The individual’s approach to achieving such goals are acquired by enhanced physical activity at the gymnasium and certain additives to his diet. To begin the process of his behavior change, R.H has identified unhealthy habits and replaced them with options that may contribute...
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...QCF Level 3: BTEC Nationals Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit aims to give learners an understanding of current thinking on nutritional health particularly relating to users of health and social care services. Learners will then be able to apply this understanding and make recommendations to improve the nutritional health of an individual. Unit introduction This unit builds on learner understanding of the principles introduced in Unit 5: Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care. Improvements in the diet of individuals are increasingly being recognised as a significant factor in maintaining, or effecting improvements, in overall health. It is therefore important that people working in the health and social care sectors, or those who are responsible for the wellbeing of others, have a good understanding of nutrition and diet. This unit gives learners an understanding of nutrition from a science-based perspective and of the role that food plays in social contexts. The unit may also provide useful underpinning knowledge for the study of food hygiene and practical culinary skills. Learners will explore concepts of nutrition using the language of nutritional science. Different aspects of nutritional health will be defined and routine ways of measuring this explored. Other aspects of nutritional data will involve describing the general principles on which nutritional requirements are determined in...
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