...Food enables your body to work functionally, grow and repair itself. Its main duty is to nourish and maintain the health of one both mentally and physically. The type of food eaten can affect the efficiency of these processes. It can be consumed in any form, a solid or liquid substance and can be taken into the body via the mouth, by tube or intravenously. Diet consists of the types of food eaten regularly and consumed by a person and the dietary habits of that individual. This consists of all meals throughout the day including snacks, which can be eaten in between meals, and in most cases contain a lot of sugar and fats taking up a huge majority of an individuals recommended daily intake allowance. Nutrients are a source of nourishment found in food and are chemical constituents that provide energy, support growth and provide normal and efficient functioning of the body and its processes. Examples of nutrients are Minerals, Proteins, Lipids (Fats), Vitamins and Carbohydrates. - Nutritional Health Malnutrition is a serious condition that occurs when a person’s diet does not contain and receive the right amount of nutrients needed in order for it to function normally. This can occur both ways, with either under-nutrition, a deficiency of calories or nutrients from eating insufficient foods or a condition preventing a person from digesting particular nutrients, such as Ulcerated Colitis, and over-nutrition, a condition resulting from a person consuming too much of the...
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...infant mortality occur (Pharoah, 1971). In many areas, iodization of salt, bread, or water was used to prevent problems of endemic iodine deficiency. However, because of various socioeconomic and geographic conditions, iodized salt does not reach the endemic areas (Pharoah, 1971). Also, because of unacceptable variability in the iodine content of kelp, seaweed, and other foods, supplementation should be implemented for adequate iodine intake (Zimmermann, 2003). In India, the number of pregnant and lactating women was estimated to be about 65 million in 2002 (Vijayaraghavan, 2002). With appropriate adjustments in the funds and costs needed to implement the policy, mandatory iodine supplementation can be easily implemented through local health services and services. The benefits of iodine supplementation for pregnant women and children—decrease in infant mortality rate, less frequent goiter occurrences, and awareness of micronutrient intake...
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...Concepts of Nutritional Health The Eatwell Plate The eatwell plate highlights the different types of food that make up our diet, and shows the proportions we should eat to have a well-balanced and healthy diet. The eatwell plate is based on the five food groups: * Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods * Fruit and vegetables * Milk and dairy foods * Meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein * http://www.tigerstrust.co.uk/data/general/eatwell.jpg http://www.tigerstrust.co.uk/data/general/eatwell.jpg Foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar The size of the segments for each of the food groups is consistent with Government recommendations for a diet that would provide all the nutrients required for a healthy adult or child (over the age of two). Five-a-day Five-a-day highlights the health benefits of getting five 80g portions of fruit and vegetables every day. That is five portions of fruit and vegetables in total, not five portions of each. ‘Five-a-day’ is based on advice from the World Health Organization, which recommends eating a minimum of 400g of fruit and vegetables a day to lower the risk of serious health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Reasons to eat five portions of fruit and veg * Fruit and vegetables are a good source of vitamins and minerals, vitamin C and potassium. * They're an excellent source of dietary fibre, which helps maintain a healthy...
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...|Unit 21 - Nutrition for Health and Social Care UNIT 21 P1 Food http://www.thefreedictionary.com/food Material, usually of plant or animal origin that contains or consists of essential body nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/food Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. I would define food as: any substance eaten to nourish the body. Food can be solid or liquid and can be taken by mouth, by tube or even in the case when someone cannot eat it can be injected directly into a vein. Diet http://www.yourdictionary.com/diet Diet is defined as a person's regularly consumed food and drink or it can mean regulating food intake to lose or gain weight. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/diet The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. I would define diet as: the types of food eaten regularly by an individual. The word diet doesn’t necessarily refer to a weight loss diet. A person’s diet means all the meals and snacks they eat. Meals and snacks http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/snack A light meal that is eaten in a hurry or in a casual manner http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/meal?q=meal Any of the regular occasions...
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...Concepts of nutritional health: Food: This is any substance eaten o nourish the body. Food can be solid or liquid, and can be taken by mouth, by tube or even directly into a vein, if someone cannot eat or drink normally. Health and social care level 3 book 1 Diet: This refers to the types of food eaten regularly by an individual. The word diet does not necessarily refer to a weight loss diet. An individual’s diet means all the meals and snacks they eat. Health and social care level 3 book 1 Meals and snacks: The traditional pattern of eating three meals a day still exists in some households, but a significant number of people gain a lot of their food intake from snacks. Some people have snacks between meals if they feel hungry and sometime just simply because the food is there. Snacks are not all necessarily unhealthy. Health and social care level 3 book 1 Nutrients: These are the specific chemical constituents of food that provide energy or support growth, repair or normal functioning of the body. Proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals are all nutrients. Health and social care level 3 book 1 Nutritional health: Malnutrition: This is the condition in which the body does not receive enough nutrients to function properly. Malnutrition can include under nutrition or over nutrition. Under-nutrition: the outcome of insufficient food intake and repeated infectious diseases. It includes being underweight for your age, too short for your age, dangerously...
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...Assessing Mental Status Most of a mental status assessment can be done during an interview. Assess the patient’s appearance, behavior, mood, thought processes and cognitive function, coping mechanisms, and potential for self-destructive behavior. Record your findings. Most of us already do an assessment of mental status everyday, esp. in our jobs. But now we are going to take a little closer observation. Mental Status exam is a FOCUSed exam. Used for screening, assess state of consciousness (expected or unexpected) or to assess whether the patient is experience delirium versus dementia. Past Medical and Family History Any history of * Neurological disorders * Brain surgery * Psychiatric counseling * Mental retardation * Alzheimer disease * Learning disorders Personal and Social History Pertinent data should include: · Emotional status · Life goals, relationship with family members · Intellectual level · Sleeping/eating patterns, weight loss/gain · Anxiety · Use of alcohol or street drugs Age and Condition-Related Variations * Children * Areas relevant to children are speech & language, behavior, performance of self-care activities, personality and behavior patterns and learning difficulties * Older Adults * Ask about any experiences with depression, or changes in mental functions Let’s look at appearance… this can help to indicate emotional and mental status, specifically noting his/her dress and grooming. Some things...
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...Assess how influences on the dietary intake may affect the nutritional health of individuals (M2) The influences of underlying health conditions can result in the need for specific nutrients as well as influencing what people are or aren’t able to eat. This means it can be more complicated to get all the essential nutrients and a balanced diet, especially when you have to avoid certain foods. One health condition that affects people is Coeliac Disease; this is intolerance to the protein ‘gluten’ which is found in wheat, barley and rye. When coming into contact with gluten the body produces antibodies which then attack the lining of the bowel. This then affects the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from food and can even lead to anaemia and osteoporosis. It can also create an increased risk of bowel cancer. Symptoms of Coeliac Disease include abdominal pain, diarrhoea and bloating amongst other things. This would be an influence on dietary intake because a person with this disease must get rid of all foods containing wheat, barley and rye from their diet in order to prevent themselves from coming into contact with gluten. Gluten-free products are available to buy which are alternatives to the original product (such as pasta) and are safe for a coeliac disease sufferer to eat, they can however be expensive. Food classed as gluten free isn’t necessarily healthier than that containing gluten. Gluten free products can be high in calories mats and carbohydrates which could...
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...Jasmin is 17 years old and is currently studying for her A-levels. She is so busy with her course work, often working late into the night, that she is not eating regular meals, relying rather on a lot of snacks that she eats in her bedroom, not having time to enjoy meals with her family. Peter is 45 years old and works in the city in the Banking industry. He has been having a lot of discomfort recently and has been to his GP complaining of abdominal pain, bloating, bouts of diarrhoea and constipation. The GP referred Peter to a gastroenterologist, who has informed him that there is no apparent abnormality in his bowel. The consultant diagnosed Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Assess how influences on dietary intake may affect the nutritional health on these 4 people. Case Study 1 Abir: From reading the case study on Abir, she seems like a healthy young woman, however due to her being Muslim and her wearing Jilbāb (this refers to any long and loose-fitting coat or garment worn by women.)...
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... Email: erp@cids.upd.edu.ph This study was concerned with the determinants of school-related behavior, in particular the relationship between health and nutritional status and academic performance. Such a concern is in place whenever our educational system sets for itself the objective of reducing disparities in education and raising the overall quality and efficiency of education. Although construction of new classrooms, provision of textbooks and other learning materials and training of teachers are necessary to improve the quality of education, it is illogical to expect that these will make up for the difference in learning that could arise because of biological impediments. The objectives of the study relate to (1) nature, magnitude and distribution of health and nutritional problems of school children; (2) relationship between nutritional status and academic performance; and (3) effects on academic achievement of non-nutritional variables, specifically those recommended in the 1976 Project SOUTELE Report. Some 2,304 pupils who were randomly selected from 64 schools in Region I, IV and National Capital Region in Luzon, Region VII in the Visayas and Region XII in Mindanao participated in the study. The other respondents were the pupils’ parents, teachers and school heads. Nutritional assessment was made using anthropometric, biochemical and clinical methods. The children’s mental ability and academic performance were gauged using local standardized...
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...individual in this community aims to have good health before any other wealth, when a person is healthy he is energetic at work of which he can acquire wealth. In the same way, socio-economic development depends on human development which can be obtained if the health and nutritional status of the community is well protected. If constituents are of deplorable health, the development of a country will fall behind. The nutritional status of a population is a relevant indicator of the quality of life of the people. Like any other developing countries, the Philippines has a big share along the malnutrition side. A great number of our people especially the children are suffering from malnutrition which is a serious problem that our country is facing today. Cognizant to this problem, every developing and fully developed countries give more emphasis to the maintenance of healthy people. This direction is not only focused on the adult but all members of the society, especially the young of whom the future of our motherland depends. As a result of the countries concern for the welfare of the future generation, various schemes and strategies have been initiated and devised by different agencies and institution so as to develop a healthy people. The development is done because there has been an increasing awareness of concern that malnutrition may adversely affect the health status of the growing children. The inadequate service and facilities in health have been redirected so as to serve the...
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...Press. Hert (2009) provides imperative evidence on the inadequacy of nutritional facilities through a study that was done on some students from the sports units of Hacettepe, Ankara and Gazi Universities in Ankara. From this study, it was noted that many students in the sports department including their coaches were not aware of their nutrition value even as they pursued their sport courses. This piece of study is important as it gives facts concerning availability of nutritionists in the universities and knowledge of students concerning their diet. In the paper, this source gives a general picture of the situation and can hence be used as a starting point. Baechle, T.R. (2008). Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Champaign: Human Kinetics. This source also provides important information concerning the major topic. The author of the book highlights the importance of healthy feeding in football and how lack of nutritional facilities in a sports college negatively affects the success of the footballers and athletes. Baechle (2008) also insists that most of the universities in America lack nutritional facilities thus affecting success of many American footballers. Biols, N. (2010). Sports, body and health. California: California University Press. This book also forms important source information for the paper. The writer tries to figure out and explain the effects of lacking nutritional facilities in most colleges in Switzerland. Biols (2010) claims that many...
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...Fitness and Nutrition Paper SCI/100 Fitness and Nutrition Paper Fitness and nutritional habits should be more regulated in the United States. American’s are becoming less healthy each year causing more obesity across the country. People are not as active, making poor eating choices, staying indoors more often and always on the run resulting in an unhealthy and less active society. Simply by changing our daily habits by encompassing healthy meal plans and exercise we can change this ongoing issue making for a longer healthier life for generations to come. As for my current fitness and nutritional habits, they have suffered in the past six to nine months. My health and wellness has been a roller coaster for many years. I have been eating on the go, never working-out and essentially doing whatever was quick, easy, and convenient. I have had some personal life changes which have made all this change in the past month or so. I have known I’ve had high blood pressure for over 20 years as it is hereditary in my family. Most recently I have had spells where I would almost pass out, dizzy and become very light headed. After visiting the Doctor he recommended performing a stress test and EKG which showed at some point I had had a mini-stroke. I feel this was a wakeup call to get my life back on track and to stay on track for the duration of my life. My wife and I have begun to plan out my weekly meals with the consultation of a certified trainer and we have been exercising...
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...fulfilling the nutritional requirements your body needs, it can increase your daily energy levels and overall well-being. Maintaining a well-balanced diet is much more critical for your health than many may think, what you eat now could potentially affect your health later down the road. “The benefits of good nutrition can be found in physical and mental health because a healthy diet provides energy, promotes good sleep, and gives the body what it needs to stay healthy.” (Medical Online, 2013). There are a few key elements that are needed in order to specifically know the nutrients needed for your own body. Daily nutritional values can vary upon every person due to many different factors such as; body weight, height, daily activity level, or chronic illnesses. A person who runs 3 miles a day and is diabetic will have a much different nutritional needs than a person who is overweight and does perform much physical activity. It is important to keep factors such as these in mind when reviewing your nutritional needs. Due to so many different factors playing roles in specifying a person’s nutritional needs, there are free websites that are capable of helping with the process. One of the sites I’ve found very helpful is one that has been created by the United States Department of Agriculture called ‘Super Tracker’ (https://www.supertracker.usda.gov). On this site you’re able to enter in your age, weight, height, and activity level; this in turn will better specify the nutritional needs...
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.....……………………...............................................................................7 PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION….…….....................................................................................7 CONCLUSION….……………..………………….........................................................................7 APPENDIX……………..…………………....................................................................................9 REFERENCES……………..…………………............................................................................10 Introduction The purpose of this feasibility report is to decide among three products that Walsh College will implement as part of their new initiative to improve student health. Wellness programs are getting more attention as a way to reduce healthcare costs and improve health through fitness, nutrition, and...
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...As identified by the USDA, current nutritional guidelines were created to help Americans balance physical activity along with amount of calorie intake in order to maintain a healthy weight, consume more of specific types of foods high in nutritional value and consume less of the foods high in sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, refined grains, cholesterol and added sugars. The most current version of the USDA guidelines produced in 2010 was generated during a time of high concern for the American population’s overall health. The epidemic of overweight and obese people that this generation is seeing is due to two factors alone; poor diet and inactivity. Even when looking past the obvious high number of obese people in our country poor diet and...
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