Factors Influencing Diet Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a BMI ?
A
-Measure that uses your height and weight to calculate if you’re healthy
Adults-18.5-24.9
Ethnicity can impact this
2
Q
How do you work out BMI ?
A
Weight (kg)
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Height (m^2)
3
Q
Malnutrition?
A
People eat too much or too little of some nutrients over an amount of time
4
Q
Emotional/psychological, how does this impact diet ?
A
- lack of motivation
- low self esteem
- acceptance of current state
- Peer pressure
5
Q
Time constraints, how does this impact diet ?
A
- work and family commitments
- who does shopping and cooking impacts this
6
Q
Other factors, how does this impact diet ?
A
- ability
- disability
- barriers to accessing services
7
Q
Religion and culture, how does this impact diet ?
A
- jews and muslims DONT eat pork
- kosher and halal are the same thing
- Hindus and Sikhs DONT eat beef
- Buddhists are vegetarian
