RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALTHY DIET Flashcards
WHICH TYPE OF FATTY ACIDS HAS NO DOUBLE BONDS?
SATURATED
WHICH TYPES OF FATTY ACIDS HAVE A STRAIGHT STRUCTURE?
SATURATED AND TRANS
WHICH TYPE OF FATTY ACID HAS THE MOST BENT STRUCTURE?
POLYUNSATURATED
WHICH TYPES OF FATTY ACIDS CAN BE BENEFICIAL TO HEALTH IF EATEN MODERATELY + FOOD EXAMPLES?
MONOUNSATURATED; OLIVE OIL, CANOLA OIL, PEANUT OIL
POLYUNSATURATED; SOYBEAN OIL, CORN OIL, FATTY FISH
WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE FRUIT AND VEG INTAKE?
- ALWAYS INCLUDE VEGETABLES IN MEALS
- EAT RAW FRUIT AND VEG AS SNACKS
- EAT FRESH FRUIT AND VEG THAT ARE IN SEASON
- EAT A VARIETY OF FRUIT AND VEG
WHAT ARE PLANT BASED SOURCES OF PROTEIN?
CHICKPEAS, OATS, TOFU, PEANUT BUTTER, EDAMAME, BROWN RICE, LENTILS, QUINOA, BROCCOLI…
WHEN WAS THE ‘5 A DAY’ CONCEPT INTRODUCED IN THE UK?
2003
RATHER THAN ‘5 A DAY’, MOST PEOPLE IN THE UK EAT HOW MUCH?
3 A DAY
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ‘FOOD PYRAMID’ IN THE UK?
‘EATWELL GUIDE’
WHERE AND WHEN DID THE FOOD PYRAMID ORIGINATE?
SWEDEN, EARLY 70IES
WHO MEMBER STATES HAVE AGREED TO REDUCE THE GLOBAL POPULATION’S SALT INTAKE BY HOW MUCH BY 2025?
30%
WHAT ARE THE MAIN CAUSES FOR THE SHIFT IN DIETARY PATTERNS IN RECENT DECADES?
INCREASED PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED FOODS, RAPID URBANIZATION AND CHANGING LIFESTYLES
HOW LONG SHOULD INFANTS BE BREASTFED FOR?
EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED FOR 6 MONTHS
BREASTFED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL 2 YEARS OF AGE AND BEYOND
FAT INTAKE RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL FAT NOT MORE THAN 30% OF DIET, SATURATED FATS LESS THAN 10% AND TRANS FATS LESS THAN 1%
MOST PEOPLE CONSUME TOO MUCH SODIUM AND NOT ENOUGH POTASSIUM, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO WHICH MEDICAL CONDITION:
HIGH BP
