Environmental Interpretation – Part One
Healthy Lifestyle – Healthy Nutrition Choices for Young Adults
1) Need for interpretation – Topic identification
Nowadays society is branded by a superficial view on the human body shape. Advertisements and commercials in print and television promote pictures to our generation of alleged “perfect” body shapes generating body images that are far from healthy or a representation of a healthy lifestyle. The produced pressure especially for females leads from dangerous nutrition forms to the point of undernourishment.
Research states a person´s identity, in regards to their choice of nutrition, can be seen as being grounded in early experiences of food. (Dallas) As a result, those emboss incautiously thoughts, feelings and eating behavior of the individual.
The need for interpretation on the topic of healthy nutrition choices explains itself in protecting especially young adults from disastrous consequences arising from wrong nutrition. One of the main health issues our generation is suffering of, due to a lack of knowledge about dieting, is doubtlessly obesity. But at the same time the contrary occurs and little is done publicly to raise awareness. In contrast to obesity, undernourishment or underfeeding is still a touchy topic, which seems to get little attention and shows the urgent need for interpretation. Thoughtful and purposive nutrition choices could suggest an opportunity to establish a sense of stability particularly for young adults. Not only it would increase health advantages but also in regards to identity and self-esteem. Deliberate healthy choices would generate beneficial outcomes. Need for public information endures especially in understanding nutrients. Consumers show absence of the ability to judge a products ingredients and their actual need. At the same time producers fail to effectively display product information in a comprehensive way. Advertisement and pricing decisions lead especially young consumers to bad buying behavior. Lack of public information Advertising gives children and young adults mixed and confusing messages about nutrition, and shows the ability to change their food preferences and way of purchase food negatively. Information available in public environment or educational institutions, where young adults spent a bulk of time does not broach the issue of malnutrition. Causes and Factors Mainly environmental factors related to lifestyle and cultural or socio-economic conditions push adolescence to unhealthy eating practices. …show more content…
(Kurubaran, Al-Dubai, & Quershi, 2012). The promotion of wrong role models is one of the psychological factors incautiously affecting young people to feel the wish to look just like the examples in print and media. Advertisement influences this particular group of age especially as they are in a period of life where they feel insecure and in the process of forming their image of them selves and the world around them. The examples they are exposed to make them believe in order to fit in society, to be successful or popular they need to show the same features. The ability of advertiser to use modern technology such as Photoshop does additionally distort the picture of a healthy body shape and makes it even harder to match the ideal. 2) Aim Raise awareness, nutritional education, boost self-confidence Importance for environmental interpretation in this area: School-based nutrition education can improve dietary practices that affect young persons' health, growth, and intellectual development positively. Immediate effects of unhealthy eating patterns include under nutrition, which leads not only to immense weight loss but also to a dangerous range of short and long-term side effects. 3) Plan “Nourish Body and Soul for a Healthy Body and Mind” The primary objective of the plan is to promote a realistic and healthy body image. Ideal process outcome would be an increased level of awareness and critical thinking. The targeted group is young adults. Nutrition education tailored to help young individuals to learn and adopt eating behaviors that will promote health and reduce risk for disease. Knowing how and why to eat healthily is important, but knowledge alone does not enable humans to adopt healthy eating behaviors. Cognitive-focused curricula on nutrition education typically result in gains in knowledge but usually have little effect on behavior, especially if the negative influence from outside overshadows. Behaviorally based education encourages specific healthy eating behaviors; however, it does not detail the technical and scientific knowledge on which dietary recommendations are based and, therefore, might not fulfill science education requirements.The plan aims to meet short and long
Healthy Lifestyle – Healthy Nutrition Choices for Young Adults
1) Need for interpretation – Topic identification
Nowadays society is branded by a superficial view on the human body shape. Advertisements and commercials in print and television promote pictures to our generation of alleged “perfect” body shapes generating body images that are far from healthy or a representation of a healthy lifestyle. The produced pressure especially for females leads from dangerous nutrition forms to the point of undernourishment.
Research states a person´s identity, in regards to their choice of nutrition, can be seen as being grounded in early experiences of food. (Dallas) As a result, those emboss incautiously thoughts, feelings and eating behavior of the individual.
The need for interpretation on the topic of healthy nutrition choices explains itself in protecting especially young adults from disastrous consequences arising from wrong nutrition. One of the main health issues our generation is suffering of, due to a lack of knowledge about dieting, is doubtlessly obesity. But at the same time the contrary occurs and little is done publicly to raise awareness. In contrast to obesity, undernourishment or underfeeding is still a touchy topic, which seems to get little attention and shows the urgent need for interpretation. Thoughtful and purposive nutrition choices could suggest an opportunity to establish a sense of stability particularly for young adults. Not only it would increase health advantages but also in regards to identity and self-esteem. Deliberate healthy choices would generate beneficial outcomes. Need for public information endures especially in understanding nutrients. Consumers show absence of the ability to judge a products ingredients and their actual need. At the same time producers fail to effectively display product information in a comprehensive way. Advertisement and pricing decisions lead especially young consumers to bad buying behavior. Lack of public information Advertising gives children and young adults mixed and confusing messages about nutrition, and shows the ability to change their food preferences and way of purchase food negatively. Information available in public environment or educational institutions, where young adults spent a bulk of time does not broach the issue of malnutrition. Causes and Factors Mainly environmental factors related to lifestyle and cultural or socio-economic conditions push adolescence to unhealthy eating practices. …show more content…
(Kurubaran, Al-Dubai, & Quershi, 2012). The promotion of wrong role models is one of the psychological factors incautiously affecting young people to feel the wish to look just like the examples in print and media. Advertisement influences this particular group of age especially as they are in a period of life where they feel insecure and in the process of forming their image of them selves and the world around them. The examples they are exposed to make them believe in order to fit in society, to be successful or popular they need to show the same features. The ability of advertiser to use modern technology such as Photoshop does additionally distort the picture of a healthy body shape and makes it even harder to match the ideal. 2) Aim Raise awareness, nutritional education, boost self-confidence Importance for environmental interpretation in this area: School-based nutrition education can improve dietary practices that affect young persons' health, growth, and intellectual development positively. Immediate effects of unhealthy eating patterns include under nutrition, which leads not only to immense weight loss but also to a dangerous range of short and long-term side effects. 3) Plan “Nourish Body and Soul for a Healthy Body and Mind” The primary objective of the plan is to promote a realistic and healthy body image. Ideal process outcome would be an increased level of awareness and critical thinking. The targeted group is young adults. Nutrition education tailored to help young individuals to learn and adopt eating behaviors that will promote health and reduce risk for disease. Knowing how and why to eat healthily is important, but knowledge alone does not enable humans to adopt healthy eating behaviors. Cognitive-focused curricula on nutrition education typically result in gains in knowledge but usually have little effect on behavior, especially if the negative influence from outside overshadows. Behaviorally based education encourages specific healthy eating behaviors; however, it does not detail the technical and scientific knowledge on which dietary recommendations are based and, therefore, might not fulfill science education requirements.The plan aims to meet short and long