Global Eating Flashcards
1
Q
What were modern traditional diets like?
A
- a lot of unprocessed foods, LOCAL
- Plant-based with meat as an accent
- active living
- Low prevalence of chronic disease
- Vaccinations and sanitation practices reduced infectious disease
- long life and long health expectancy
2
Q
What nutrition transition ahve occured?
A
Lower intake of legumes, veg/fruit, whole grains, and fibre
3
Q
What is the Mediterranean Diet?
A
- Fresh, local unprocessed foods
- Grains, olive oil, nuts, pasta
- Cheese and yoghurt but not milk
- Foods are broiled
4
Q
What are central aspects of the “Asian” diet?
A
- Shop daily, thus fresh food
- Grain is not central
- Meat is not central
5
Q
Aspects of Chinese diet
A
- Four main cuisines
- Lower rates of heart disease, colon cancer, diabetes
- Less dietary fat
- A lot of rice (preferred in South, wheat noodles in North)
6
Q
What Asian culture has done the best maintaining their traditional dietary practices?
A
Japan
7
Q
What is Soba?
A
Brown noodle made from buckwheat floor
8
Q
What is Udon?
A
Thick white noodle made from wheat flour
9
Q
What is the FDA claim about soy?
A
That it may help lower heart disease risk
10
Q
What are aspects of Thai diet?
A
- Hot and spicy
- Wok fried like China
- Coconut milk (high saturated)
11
Q
What is special about the stability of coconut oil?
A
Slow to oxidize thus resistant to rancidity due to high saturated fat content
