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Eating patterns |
Influenced by cultural background. Nurse can't change a clients belief About diet, but may help them adjust them to their benefit. |
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Culture |
Affects the way people think, feel, and behave. Understanding this will help you with your patient to reach optimum nuteional health |
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Acculturation |
Process that occurs as individual adopts the belief, values, attitudes, and behavior of the dominant culture. This cause diet to change rapidly among younger people. |
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Region |
Individual are influenced by region they live rather than their ethic or culture background for food. |
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Anglo América |
European ancestors, consume excessive amounts of simple sugars, fried foods, and calories. Obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are risks. |
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African american |
Food habits based on west indian/carribbean. Mainly fried, diet is high in fat, sodium, and sugars. Inadequate calcium, vitamin D, and potassium. Can cause hypertension, heart disease, obesity. |
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Latino American (hispanic) |
Foods believed to be either hot or cold (not temp). Believed that balnce of hot and cold is needed to maintain health. |
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Mexican |
Fried food are common, adults limit amount of milk, except in popular sweet baked dessert. Obesity and diabetes are high. Same hot and cold. Inadequate in calcium, iron, Vitamin A &C, |
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Caribbean |
Eating patterns reflect those of country from where person originates. |
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Cuban |
Spanish influence; fried foods, especially fish, poultry, eggs, rice and beans. Adults limit in milk, leads to calcium levels low. |
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Puerto rican |
Limit use of meats, food cooked for long periods of time, or fried. Malt beer is believe to be nutritious and given to children. Diet low in calcium. |
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Asian Américan |
Lactose intolerant is common. Limiting sodium is difficult due to over use of soy sauce, & other high sodium seasoning. Common in cardiac disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer. |
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Chinese |
Theory of yin&yang. Balances between positive and negative energy. Diet low in fat & high in starch. Stir frying and steaming is common cooking method. Common in liver problems, hepatitis, lung cancer. |
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Japanese |
Light and use animal fat. Many vegetables. Contain fish, soup, and tea. Rice is common. Meat portion is small. Milk rarely used. Very healthy. |
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Korean |
Heavily influenced by Chinese/japanese. Rice mixed with grains, beans. Sodium levels in diet lead to hypertension. |
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Filipino american |
Food are rice, pork, fish, chicken adobo, mixed vegetables. Garlic and onions used daily, believe to thin blood, and lower BP. Hypertension due to soduim. |
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Southeast asian |
Rice mainly, fish, soybean, fruit, vegetables. Milk rare after childhood. Hot water beverage preffer. |
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Middle eastern american |
Vegetales and legumes are common, pork forbidden. Women eat after man's and child. Large quantities of fat added to food. Lamb and goat bread, rice. Calcium and protien inadequate. |
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Vegetarian |
Many forms exist. Common characteristics are mainly plant food. Benefits are lower rates of coranary arteries disease, hypertension, non-insulin, obesity. |
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Vegans |
Strict vegetarians, exclude all animal product, even eggs from diet. Need a source of B12 due to lack of it.. B12 is in animals only. |
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Lactovegetarian |
Eat plant food plus diary product. No eggs. |
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Ovo-vegetarian |
Eats plant foods, plus eggs. No dairy. |
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Lacto-ovo-vegetarian |
Eat plant food, dairy , & eggs. |
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Jewish culture |
Kosher meals demand. * Separate dish, pan, silverware used for making and serving food. * meat and dairy not eaten together. * meat slaughtered by ritual method,only front quarter is eaten *pork, rabbit, shellfish, not allowed |
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Mormon |
No stimulant such as coffee, tea, caffeine. No alcohol. Meat eaten in winter. |
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Hindu |
Most are lacto ovo vegetarian. No alcohol. Coffee and tea yes All animal are sacred, believed to be reincarnation. |
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Islam muslim |
Simular to kosher. No alcohol, Tea is OK |
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Social factor |
Visit client Allow 2 clients to together. Open curtains Encourage family member to join Place flower nicely. |
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Emotional factor |
Affect eating patterns. Food may become a reward. Clients who are aad, lonely, depressed may not eat or overeat. |
