...Introduction Food habits and culture are people’s learned behaviors refer to why and how people eat, with whom they eat, and which foods they eat. Therefore, many people will have many different ways in which they use food. Factors like geography, religion, society, and economy are basic aspects that influence our food habits and culture. Once we understand these factors, we can answer the question: why do you choose one cuisine rather than the others? Geographical Factors In old days, ancestors cultivated the crops base on local, natural resources, which affected their eating habits greatly. Climate, precipitation, soil quality, and topography are four geographical factors that influence our food habits deeply. First of all, climate affects the crop’s growing season, which is shorter in hot climate and longer in cold climate. When the growing season is shorter, people will have more crop cycles, which means the quantity of food is possibly larger. People tend to have enough food to satisfy their physical needs, and they may have extra food to satisfy higher needs, such as social needs, belongingness, status, and self-realization. Climate also affects the types of foods in different regions. For example, mango can only be planted in hot regions, and cabbage is preferred in cold regions. People usually find out that food in hot regions can be more various than food in cold regions. (Hughes, 2011). Secondly, precipitation affects the major food production. In dry and hot areas...
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...Although choosing what food to eat it is not often viewed as more than an everyday mundane decision, the concept of food choice is ‘multifaceted, situational, dynamic, and complex’ (Sobal and Bisogni 2009, 38). We live in a society where the mass production of food has led to an extremely wide variety of choice in the foods we eat (Germov and Williams 2008, 10). Therefore, it is important that we understand the reasons for which we choose the food we eat, and to have an insight into the factors which dictate our food choices. There are three main factors which should be considered when making our food choices; biological determinants, economic and physical determinants and social determinants. These three broad factors will be discussed in relation to determining our personal food choice. The biological determinants include physiological factors of the food itself, as well as our own personal hunger. Humans need energy and nutrients in order to survive and therefore the body’s physiological processes create a sensation of hunger and a subsequent need for food. Satiation occurs as food is being eaten which leads to satiety where food is no longer needed to be consumed (Bellisle 2005, par 4-7). The different nutrients in our foods cause the satiation process to vary in effectiveness. ‘Fat has the lowest satiating power, carbohydrates have an intermediate effect and protein has been found to be the most satiating’ (Stubbs et al. 1996, 409). Hunger and satiety therefore play a...
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...Making a good food choices Food is in a human's life constantly but we do not think about if what we are ingesting and putting in our body is the right choice for us. Making the best food choices on a daily basis will have both immediate and long-term effects on your body. Select healthy, nutritious foods and your meals will not only satisfy your hunger, they’ll improve your mood and give you more energy as they will also set you up for long-term wellness. This essay is going to talk about some factors that how to make the choices that we take for dietary needs. There are few points for making our food choice which depends on Biological, Social and Economic. The human body must obtain nutrients from foods. Human require approximately fifty nutrients for growth and cell maintenance and repair. These nutrients are divided into six classes: proteins, lipids or fats, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and water. A diet consisting of a relatively equal combination of terrestrial mammals, birds, shellfish, fish and plant foods would lead to healthier individual than would a diet based solely or primarily on one type of animal food such as terrestrial mammals. Our physiological needs provide the basic determinants of food choice. Humans need energy and nutrients in order to survive and will respond to the feelings of hunger and satiety. Hunger and satiety are the result of complex physiological processes, e.g., blood depletion of nutrients, empty stomach. As food is eaten satiation...
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...Introduction “We are surrounded by food. We're constantly bombarded by it. We're consuming larger portion sizes and more calories than ever before…” (Moore, CDCTV, 2010). This quote aptly encapsulates the area of my interest – obesity. In my research paper I will discuss some of the causes of obesity, its effects and the health concerns related to obesity and finally offer suggestions as to how obesity can be treated or prevented. Obesity can be defined as “having excess body fat” whereas being overweight is defined as “having excess body weight for a particular height from fat, muscle, bone, water, or a combination of these factors” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Obesity is the result of eating too many calories without sufficient physical exercise to offset the intake. Children today are exposed to many deterrents to eating healthy foods. Factors in the environment home, school, social circles, neighborhood and community all contribute, in different ways, to eating unhealthy, often more affordable, supersized foods. It is difficult for children to make healthy choices and be physically active when exposed to many unhealthy options which are easily available to them. Although overeating and lack of activity are the major factors causing obesity, genetics also plays an important role in obesity. In this paper, I will discuss some of these factors including environmental and socioeconomic conditions that affect obesity. In addition, the consequences of...
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...In this unit I will show an in-depth understanding of health and wellbeing. I will then produce a comprehensive description that shows an in depth understanding of two different factors that affect health and wellbeing. I will also compare and show the differences between the medical and social models of health and wellbeing and why individuals often fail to comply with health education advice. I will then draw conclusions about each model of health and wellbeing. I will then aim to give a description of two ways of which individual’s quality of life is affected by ill health. Section A Good health is to do with physical, intellectual, emotional and social aspects in life. These aspects affect us daily. Eating healthy and exercising regularly is important as this could potentially prevent illness and disease. Good health may also be affected by society and how the media influences us. This may be related to teenagers and how they often look up to celebrities who could potentially affect their health and wellbeing. Environmental and economic factors have a big influence daily. One example of this is where we live and if there is crime. If there is, this may have a big impact on our physical health as well as emotional. People may be affected by economic factors specifically if they haven’t got much money, this could potentially mean they cannot afford treatment which in turn makes their physical and emotional health worse. There are three ways to describe health and wellbeing...
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...other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words. |What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? | |Nutrition is substances and food that provide energy and structure to the body and regulate body processes. Nutrition is | |essential to our daily lives because it is necessary supplements provide by food for our ingestion, digestive system required by | |organisms and cells for the human body to stay alive. There are six classes of nutrients; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, | |water, vitamins, and minerals play an important role in regulating the body process. | |What is the connection between nutrition and health? | |The connection between nutrition and health is that if the body is not receiving the proper nutrients then a person can | |jeopardize their health. Food is the primary source for health and nutrition, although vitamins and supplements act as | |substitutes. Nutrition gives fuel to the body that provides energy move the muscles. The vitamins and minerals used to help the| |body function properly and food sustains health. The body needs the proper nutrients to stay alive and healthy. | |What is the relationship between poor nutrition and disease...
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...oPromoting good health By Maariyah Ismail F912 Principals of health and well being There are many components in order for a service user to stay healthy. A person can stay healthy through many components for example regular exercise; not only keeps you fit, but also increases flexibility, boosts your mood and safeguards your health. A daily walk can help to keep you active and if you walk with friends, it can give your social life a boost. This enables the needs of a service user to be fulfilled however although someone may have a disease it doesn’t mean they are not healthy that are a very able and strong user. For example if a service user has not got a good social life and are very insecure because they are very emotionally unhealthy but has a good physical health this would show they are still not healthy because due to the emotional issues they may not be eating and staying depressed unlike the service user with physical issues. The ‘World Health Organisation’ also known as (WHO) would define health in a different way to other people’s organisations. WHO defined health as ‘a state of complete physical, Mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in 1948. WHO later updated there definition in 1984’ the extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand, to realise aspirations and satisfy need, and on the other hand, to change or cope with the environment.’ WHO’s definition meant health was more than just physically...
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... Assessment Task : Report Health Unit 1A Contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………….Page 2 2. Risk Factors………………………………………………………………….Page 3. Personal Health Behaviours………………………………………………Page 4 4. Roles…………………………………………………………………………..Page 4 1. Roles of Family ……………………………………………………...Page 5 2. Roles of Friends………………………………………………………Page 5 3. Roles of Others……………………………………………………….Page 5 5. Future Implications…………………………………………………………Page 6 6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………Page 6 Bibliography……………..………………………………………………………..Page 7 1. Introduction Lifestyle diseases are health problems that are brought about because of the lifestyle choices or the way a person lives. Lifestyle diseases can be prevented by altering the food you eat or the things you choose to do. Doing something as simple as walking to school instead of riding a car can influence your health. Heart disease is a disease that affects the function of the heart and impairs the normal functioning. It affects around 1.4 million Australians and kills 59 Australians each day; estimating one Australian every 24 minutes. Heart disease is caused by many risk factors that can be prevented. Shown by the graph below, in 2011 to 2012, the number of people who has heart disease increased with age. More than quarter of all Australians aged 75 years old and over, has heart disease. The graph...
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...Association defines consumer behavior as the dynamic interaction of affect and cognition, behaviour, and the environment by which human beings conduct the exchange aspects of their lives (American Marketing Association 2015). Furthermore, consumer behaviour is not only about buying products, it also includes the study of how possession of products affects our lives and how it influences the way we feel about ourselves and about each other (Solomon, Bamossy and Askegaard 2013). Consumer behaviour can also be referred to as the study of the acquisition, consumption, use, and even disposal of products, services, experiences, or ideas, by consumers. Under greater consideration consumer...
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...may affect the nutritional health on individuals. D1 Make realistic recommendations for minimising negative influences of individuals in a specific health and social care environment. In this report I shall be explaining the possible influences on dietary intake of students at Our Lady’s Convent High School (OLCHS). I am going to be writing a report that will be explaining the possible influences on dietary intake on the students of Our Lady’s Convert High School. It shall contain information about the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Black British population. A description of the causes, symptoms and treatment of the condition, personal preferences access to food outlets, choices of food at morning break, results of questionnaires. Our Lady’s Convent School is a Catholic girl’s school located in Stamford Hill. The school’s ethnics has all races. The school’s ethnics is mixed making up of Africans, black Caribbean, Asian, white, Hispanic and so on. 80 percent of the school population are Catholics, 65 percent are Black African or Black Caribbean and about 4O percent of the students do not speak English as their first language. It is located in a deprived area. As deprived as it is, it is also surrounded by many schools. Stamford Hill has two main supermarkets Asda and Sainsbury. Our Lady’s Convert is also situated near food outlets. These food outlets sell cheap fast foods for example dixy chicken, Tastie Pizza, Dominos and a couple of corner shops. Many of our students...
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...economic impact that is associated with the rise of the epidemic of obesity. Medical costs, loss of work, wages and insurance are all key factors which contribute to the direct and indirect costs behind obesity. I will cover the most prevalent information as it pertains to the costs and identify challenges and potentials in regards to the research trends and the impact of obesity. The potential economic impact will be provided and seek to explore potential future research opportunities. In addition it has been shown that there is a correlation to high rate obesity and low income groups in America. With the increase of fast food restaurants competing against each other and their accessibility coupled with their inexpensive menu options has created an increase in weight for Americans in dangerous proportions. Foods that are nutrient filled such as vegetables and fish have a much high cost and are less convenient to most. The refined sugars and grains along with the high fat content and fillers that most of these foods are laden with have caused an addiction and craving for these foods. Because of the small national value there are many who tend to eat more of this type of food from a purely addictive standpoint. There are even many fast food restaurants who now accept EBT cards which at one time was only to purchase certain types of foods from the grocery store. The costs of diets that are lower in nutritional value in comparison to those of high nutritional value will also...
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...Discuss factors relating to attitudes to food and eating behaviours. (8+16 marks) Sophie Wright Attitudes to food and eating behaviour can be influenced by several factors including culture, mood and health concerns. One explanation of attitudes to food regards the social learning theory and involves the role of parental modelling within our food choices. Social learning theory emphasises the impact that observing other people has on our own attitudes and behaviour. In terms of food choices, parental modelling inevitably affects children because parents control the foods bought and served in the home. Brown and Ogden (2004) reported consistent correlations between parents and their children in terms of snack food intake, eating motivations and body dissatisfactions, reinforcing the idea that children mimic the behaviours of their parents. Not only does social learning apply to the effect of our parents, but also to the effect of the media and peers. MacIntyre et al (1998) studied the impact of the media on eating behaviour and found that the media have an impact both on what people eat, and also their attitudes to certain foods. However, MacIntyre also stated that how much we are influenced is determined by many other factors, for example age, income and background. The findings of Meyer and Gast’s 2006 study on the influence of peers support the idea of social learning theory in relation to eating behaviour. They surveyed 10-12 year olds and found a positive correlation...
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...Analyzing my current life and my health conditions, I consider that there are some aspects that I need to improve. These aspects are important so that I can advance in my quality of life and promote my health condition. Among the many social determinants that influence our health, I am affected by the biology and genetic inheritance, my current social status, and social support network....
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...External factors (analyzed using key PESTEL factors) PESTEL analysis helps us to understand the overall picture of the operation of an industry. A. Political Factors The operation of any organization is regulated by the individual state policies enforced by each government and the packaged food industry is no exception. For example, in the U.S., Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently directly regulates between 1/5 - 1/4 of the U.S. GDP and possesses significant power over product entry (the ways in which food and drugs are marketed to consumers), and the manufacturing practices of food and drug firms. Where as in UK, there is a stable political situation where the government pressure firms to promote healthy eating and several packaged food companies voluntarily include calorie information on their packaged foods. Another example, in the Middle East region, the government doesn’t allow pork meat or non-Halal foods to enter their market. Thus strong laws and restrictions are set in place for it. Packaged food has to be certified with ‘Halal’ certification. Economic Factors General economic conditions affecting the food industry may affect our business. The Retail food and Supply chain services segments are sensitive to a number of economic conditions that may affect businesses, such as: Foreign exchange & global economic conditions: Operating in global market is not the same as operating in a local market. This is because of the involvement of currency exchange...
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...fruit juices, and to evaluate their willingness-to-pay for this specific label. The objective of this report is to inform Tropicana of the status of the current consumer’s attitudes to 100% juice to understand the customers and increase their sales. 2.Problem definition: I. Background: Consumer habits of food consumption have changed greatly, in today’s society people are looking for healthier choices due to the increasing awareness surrounding health, nutrition and to improve the quality of the human life are reasons for the risen demand on fruit and vegetables. “5 A Day” for example is a campaign supported by the World Health Organization made to encourage people to have five fruits or vegetables a day. The world fruit industry and manufacturers has responded for this demand by developing fruit based products with preservation techniques that extend the shelf life of the product. Food labelling plays an essential role on consumer’s intention to buying food since it is the first line of contact between the consumer and the product. To promote these products manufacturers try their best to make their product food label as attractive as possible, by using food claims, a portion of...
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