Food and Behaviour Flashcards
How would you define Malnutrition?
Deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. Malnutrition covers under-nutrition and overweight.
What are some conditions that require nutritional support?
Cancer.
CF.
Coeliac disease.
IBD.
T1DM and T2DM.
What are some early influences in health eating behaviour?
1) Maternal Diet and Taste preference development
2) Breast feeding for the above
3) Age of solid food introduction
Give 3 advantages of breast feeding on feeding behaviour.
More likely to accept novel foods in weaning.
Less fussy eaters in childhood.
More likely to have a diet rich in fruit and vegetables.
Give 3 ways in which parents can tackle fussy eating.
Modelling healthy eating behaviours and eating as a family.
Provide a variety of food.
Avoid pressure to eat.
Restriction.
Authoritative parenting.
Not using food as a reward.
Name 3 eating disorders.
Anorexia nervosa.
Bulimia nervosa.
Binge eating disorder.
Give 3 examples of disordered eating.
Restraint.
Strict dieting.
Emotional eating.
Binge eating.
Weight concerns
What are the 4 pillars found in food insecurity?
1) Availability/Affordability
2) Access
3) Utilisation
4) Stability of these 3 above
Give 3 potential problems with dieting.
Risk factor for developing eating disorders.
Dieting results in a loss of lean body mass, not just fat mass.
Dieting slows metabolic rate.
Chronic dieting may disrupt normal appetite responses and increases sensations of hunger.
Long term weight loss is challenging, people often regain weight.
Give 3 factors that contribute to the promotion of excessive energy intake.
Genetics.
Employment e.g. shift work.
Advertisements.
Characteristics of food - energy density, macronutrient composition, portion size.
Reduced physical activity.
Sleep.
Psychological factors.
