Diet And Nutrition In Health Care Essay

Diet can be defined as the daily incorporation of selected foods into the body. An individual’s choice of diet is heavily influenced by factors such as family, culture, society, economy, religion, social status, income and health. (Germov and Williams 1997) In healthcare today diet and nutrition is a determinant of health, an individual’s choice of diet could be unhealthy leading to various illness and disease including malnutrition, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity (REF food diet and obesity (2005) I have chosen to discuss diet as a psychosocial aspect of health because poor diet in individuals could affect health detrimentally. In healthcare today obesity has been a major cause for concern in adults and children. With obesity and overweight prevalent amongst adults and children in the United Kingdom. Obesity according to health medical journal is explained as an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated …show more content…
The eatwell plate highlights the different types of food that make up our diet, and shows the proportions we should eat them in to have a healthy, balanced …show more content…
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The affluent are more likely to eat fresh fruit and vegetables regularly, to have a varied diet, and to say they try to eat healthily, than those on a lower