Food And Behaviour

Question 1

What is malnutrion

Answer 1

Deficencies, excesses or imbalance in persons intake. Includes being under and overweight

Question 2

Name some chronic conditions needing nutritional support

Answer 2

Cancer
CF
IBD
ED
DM
Old people
Failure to thrive 
Celiac 
Overweight

Question 3

What are some behavioural aspects of nutrition

Answer 3

Food aversion
Satiety
Taste perception

Question 4

Describe some early influences on feeding behavior

Answer 4

Maternal diet
Age of intro of solid food
Food exposed to in weaning period

Question 5

What are the characteeistics of non organic feeding disorders

Answer 5

Feeding averysiob 
Food refusal 
Fussy eaters 
Failure to advance to age appropriate foods 
Negative meal time interactions

Question 6

What are some healthy parental feeding behaviours

Answer 6

Recognising hunger and fullness cues
Providing a variety of foods
Avoiding pressure to eat
Not using food as a reward

Question 7

Examples of disordered feeding

Answer 7

Restraint, strict dieting, disinhibition, emotional eating, binging, night eating, weight and shape concerns, inappropriate compensatory behaviour. But not worthy of a clinical diagnosis because not as much distress???