2nd Form Booklet 1: Food Choice Flashcards
One factor that affects food choice?
Likes/dislikes, social, economic, religion/culture , ethical/environmental, health (intolerance/allergy),day / ideal timings, marketing
Christian dietary rules
Hot cross buns on Easter Sunday & fish on Friday
Muslim dietary rules
Meat must be halal - meat that’s been killed and blessed by a Muslim
Judaism dietary rules
Kosher food
- Animals must have cloven hooves and chew the cud
- Fish must have scales
3.Animals must have been in perfect health when butchered and butchered specially
- meat and dairy are always separate
Hindu dietary rules
Most Hindus ar3 vegetarian
Those who eat meat won’t eat beef
Fasting is regular at the end of Prasad
What do vegetarians eat?
Grains , pulses , nuts, seeds vegetables and fruits
Why should you eat fruit ,veg, pulses and whole grain food?
For micronutrients and fibre
Why should you eat more dairy products and milk?
For calcium and vitamin A
Why should you eat more iron rich foods?
To prevent anaemia (low iron)
Why should you eat more oily fish?
For omega 3
Fatty acids
Vitamin D
Why should you eat less saturated fats?
To maintain a healthy body weight
Why should you eat less high in added sugar?
Healthy body weight
To reduce dental decay
Why should you eat less salt?
Reduce risk of high blood pressure
Get used to eating without it
Why should you eat less processed meat?
To reduce risk of cancer
Explain the difference between a balanced and unbalanced diet
A balanced diet contains a variety of food which provides all the nutrients in the correct proportions for the individuals needs. An unbalanced diet is eating to much fatty, salty and high in sugar food.
What is obesity?
An individual with a BMI of 30+
What does BMI stand for?
Body mass index
What is the calculation for bmi?
Weight kg/height m2
An obese person has greater risk of?
Reproductive complications, asthma, sleep apnea, liver disease , back pain
List three factors that can cause a person to be overweight
Eating to much and exercising too little
Sedentary lifestyle
What is the sugar in blood controlled by?
Insulin
Where does type 1 diabetes come from?and what is type one?
Young adulthood - the body is unable to produce any insulin
What are the type one diabetic controls
Eating a balanced diet , monitoring glucose levels and injecting insulin
Wha this type two diabetes? Where is it found?
Traditionally found in elder people - younger people are now getting it die to rising obesity
Type to can only be controlled by a balanced diet and weight loss
Common food allergies
Peanuts, eggs, milk, nuts, strawberries, kiwi and seafood
What can a severe allergy cause?
Anaphylactic shock that can lead to death
Symptoms of a food intolerance?
Abdominal pain, aches and pains, bloating, diarrhoea and nausea
What the most important intolerances?
Gluten, lactose and wheat
What is coeliac disease ?
Is an autoimmune response to gluten where villi in the small intestine is damaged by gluten reducing surface area so less nutrients are absorbed
