Definitions
Food-is a substances that a human takes in to feed the body and it can be a solid or a liquid
Meals- It is a traditional pattern that most people follow each day by eating three main meals throughout each day.
Diet-This is the types of food which an individual intakes a day. This is not always referred to as someone who wants to lose weight.
Snacks-They are foods which a person has between meals, some people have snacks if they are hungry.
Nutrients- They are specific chemicals elements from foods which provide the body with energy, growth, and repair. Different nutrients include carbohydrates, protein, minerals and vitamins.
Malnutrition-it is when the body does not receive enough nutrients to help the body …show more content…
Food groups from the eatwell plate:
1. Fruit and veg
2. Bread, cereals, potatoes
3. Milk and dairy products
4. Foods that contain Fats and sugars
5. Meat, fish, eggs http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20100927130941/http://food.gov.uk/healthiereating/eatwellplate Healthy eating recommendations:
Five-a-day
It is a programme to help to send out a message to people that they should at least five portions of fruit or vegetables every day. The programme includes health education initiatives to increase the awareness not only in schools but out in public. It also as the awareness I spread throughout the country it increases the amount of fruit and vegetables available within supermarkets and high street markets.
Effect of food preparation/processing
Food labelling
When labelling food it is an offence to falsely describe what is within a food product. Under the food labelling regulations of 1996 every food label has to include the following information:
• The name of the food
Organic foods
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By increasing your daily exercise, you will use more energy up. It helps to reduce body fat and it helps to improve your health and wellbeing.
Advantage
• Exercising is an easy way to reduce the risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease and
Disadvantage
• Injury to the joints -if they are overweight as it can put pressure on the joints so exercising will put the joints under even more pressure.
Gastric bypass-
It changes how your stomach and small intestine handle the food you eat. The effects of the surgery is that your stomach will be smaller and you will feel full with less food. The food you eat will no longer go into some parts of your stomach and small intestine that absorb food.
Advantages
• Leads to the fastest and most dramatic results.
Disadvantages
• Gastric bypass is a major surgery, and as such it carries significant risks, such as blood clots and infections. In some cases, more of the small and even large intestine need to be removed. Gallstones also tend to occur.
Gastric band
Advantage
• A gastric band is reversible, so if you find it difficult to cope with the restrictions associated with life after surgery, you can have the band removed.
Disadvantage
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