Outcome 2 Flashcards
Dietician
- Translate science of nutrition into basic everyday advice to
- Can legally prescribe and supply prescription medicines
- Regulated by law
Nutritonist
- Provide evidence based information about impact of foods and nutrition on their health and wellbeing
Nutritional Therapist
- Anybody can call themselves this
- based on their own interpretation/personal beliefs of evidence
- Makes recommendations on alterations to diet/lifestyle to prevent/alievate illness
BHF
- British Heart Foundation
- Gives basic information based on research about a healthy lifestyle
- targets general members of public
FSA
- Food standards agency
- Responsible for food safety and hygiene across uk
- Helps local authorities enforce food safety regulations
PAHA
- Physical Activity & Health Alliance
- Deals with trying to promote healthier lifestyles and health in scotland by promoting physical activity
Food combining theory
- Food groups eaten seperately in different meals
- Based on theory enzymes used te break down work better alone
Food combining negatives
- Hard to maintain
- Difficult to eat out
- Based on unsound science and carbs/protein are digested better when eaten together
High protein diet theory
- Low carbs will mean body will burn fat instead
- Suppresses appetite through bodys reliance on fat mobilisation and excess production of ketones
high protein negatives
- Lack of energy
- excessive strain on liver and kidneys
- dehydration likely
- headaches, bad breath, gastrointestional problems
Liquid diet theory
Consume only liquids
- based on severe calories restrictions
liquid diet negatives
- expensive
- restrictive
- unhealthy change to lifestyle and healthy eating choices
Extreme diet
Following an extremely restrictive diet by reducing calories or completley avoiding certain food groups to minimise calorie consumption to achieve a quick fix for weight loss
name 3 dieyts
grapefruit
carnivore
blood type
Grapefruit theory
- Involves eating/drinking grapefruit with every meal
- Only consuming 800 calories alongside this
- Aims for higher protein lower carbs but can be made up from most things
- claims grapefruit has fat burning enzymes
- Quick weight loss
foods allowed/not allowed
little/no dairy - some diets allow one small glass of milk at night
high protein, low carb/sugars
one coffee/tea
no other liquids bar water
Risks
- severe hunger
- fatigue
- muscle and bone density loss
- can interfere with certain medications
dietary practices evolution
internet
- influenced to try different things/trends
- greater understanding and knowledge of thoeries and reasoning behind stuff
- Accessability is far easier than in the past due to services like deliveroo etc
- foods can be preserved and kept longer
Muslim
- Foods must be halal (term for permitted foods)
- Relates to way animals are killed requiring it to be done with minimal suffering
- Haram (not permitted foods) such as pork and birds of prey
Muslim trends
Ramadan - 9th month of the year fasting, no food/liquids consumed between sunrise & sunset
fasting - occurs regularly on mondays and thursdays & for 6 days during shawwal (10th month of islamic year)
Fasting
involves no food & liquids from sunrise to sunset and occurs with many religions
fasting negatives
- severe hunger & dehydration
- constipation
- acid build up within the digestive system
protein supplements
- whey
- soy
- egg
- rice
- pea
- casein
positives of protein supplements
- helps if suffering from a deficiency
- helps repair damaged tissues from training (recovery)
- if diet lacks protein (veggie/vegan) a quick easy fix
negatives of protein supplements
- digestive problems
- bloating
- headaches
- diarrhoea
vitamin supplements
- if a deficiency is present
- Elderly to reduce bone density lose
- pregnant or breastfeeding women
- diet restrictions or allergies/intolerances
fat soluble
vitamins that can only be absorbed in the presence of fat - A, D, E, K
a lack these can can cause deficiencies and/or ill health
water soluble
only absorbed, transported and utilised in the presence of water - B, C
not stored in large quantities in the body so need to be included in diet on daily basis
vitamin A
- Fat soluble
- cod liver oil, seafood, liver
- bone health
- maintains retinal health
- Stimulates gastric juices for protein digestion
- blurred vision
- headaches
- coordination issues
vitamin c
- water soluble
- fruit, veg, some organ meats
- helps healing of wounds
- immune system function
- aids tissues growth & repair
- Stomach pain
- diarrhoea
- flatublence
