Week 5 - Social Approaches to Understanding Food, Eating and Nutrition Flashcards
Post-swallow involves
- 3
Digestion
Absorption
Function
nutrition-disease interface – healthy and unhealthy foods
Pre-swallow involves
- 2
Society
Culture
WHY people eat what they eat
Examples of demographic influences on food choice
- Income
- Occupation
- Employment status
- Age
- Sex
Influence of culture on food choice
Social climate
Social structures
Communication
4 social perspectives of food and eating
Cuisine and Nutrition
Dietary change
Social Stratification
Gender
Describe cuisine and nutrition
- 2
A cuisine is how food is acquired, prepared and eaten
and what people believe about these activities
A framework within which people choose food
Describe the Dietary Change (3 reasons as to why there is a change)
- Worldwide dissemination of plant and animal varieties
and how food is produced e.g. GM food - The rise of complex, international food distribution
networks and growth of food processing industries
- Our food now comes from distant places through
commercial channels i.e. supermarkets - Migration of people from rural to urban areas and from
one continent to another providing cultural exchange
Describe the Social Stratification and what it means
- 3
The more disadvantaged are more likely
to have higher rates of disease
Are more likely to be overweight/obese
Have fewer or no services and exercise
less.
How are household food practices changing?
- 2
Importance of the husband’s preferences
in planning family meals
Importance of culture in planning
community meal
Describe the Gender social influence
- 3 about women and policy
Nutrition policy has traditionally not accommodated
domestic culture
Lack of representation of women in nutrition policy and
programme planning
Existing programs may increase women’s sense of
guilt and anxiety given their duel role as partner/mother
and paid worker.
