Week 9: Behaviour Change Science in nutrition counselling

Question 1

The top 4 behaviours that contribute to the major causes of NCDs are:

Answer 1

Smoking; Alcohol; Physical activity; Diet

Question 2

understanding and changing behaviours you need to think about what 3 important factors?

Answer 2

Capability: psychological or physical ability to enact the behaviour

Motivation: reflective and automatic mechanisms that activate or inhibit behaviour

Opportunity: physical and social environment that enables the behaviour

Question 3

In 2017 How many deaths were a result of dietary risk factors?

Answer 3

11 million deaths and 255 million DALY’s we attributed to dietary risk factors.

Question 4

What are the leading dietary risk factors?

Answer 4

High intake of sodium
Low intake of whole grains
Low intake of fruits

Question 5

What is a health behaviour?

Answer 5

“any activity undertaken for the purpose of prevention or detecting disease or for improving health and wellbeing.”

Question 6

Why are health behaviours so important?

Answer 6

1. Health-related behaviours influence the likelihood of developing certain conditions, such as chronic diseases.
2. Dietary behaviours are one of the modifiable risk factors for many health-related conditions.

Question 7

What is behaviour change science?

Answer 7

How interventions can be structured

How information is delivered

How information is received and understood