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A possible influence on Mr. Kumar’s diet would be the fact that he is Hindu. This would come under the category of cultural, as this is his religion. Most Hindu’s do not eat beef but others will only eat it if it comes from the animals sacrificed in rituals (ask.com).
It is possible that the fact that he is a widower may make a difference to his diet because it could have been possible that his wife used to cook him most of his food and therefore when she passed away part of his lifestyle changed as his family dynamics changed therefore he is not able to cook for himself.
He also has type 2 diabetes and this would come under a health factor, this will mean he doesn’t have to completely exclude sugary foods from his diet but he must have less than other people and they and avoid and limit them as much as the can. It is important he has enough starch, carbs as well as fruit and vegetables. (Nhs.uk)
Another point coming under the category of lifestyle would be how much exercise he does, this would affect his diet. He does not do much exercise except a little bit of walking each week meaning he is not burning many calories away, this adds to the fact that he should possibly try and live a healthier life style with what he eats.
He is apart of HomeLink and this is also part of lifestyle because although he may struggle with dinner he is always guaranteed a hot lunch cooked for him in HomeLink and as for dinner he will go to his daughters who live in a ‘granny flat’ attached to his house.
He must be careful though because his daughter will always make him a sugary dessert, which with his diabetes type 2 problem he could end up getting something serious such as coronary heart disease which he now has.
He now has to look after his diet even more and make sure he has extremely low saturated fats in what he cooks and less sugar but more fruit and