2. Assessing Eating Behaviors
Assessing Eating Behaviors
What drives us to eat?
What drives us to eat?
– Hunger
Hunger
– Appetite
Appetite
– Cultural and social meaning of food
Cultural and social meaning of food
– Habit or custom
Habit or custom
– Emotional Comfort
Emotional Comfort
– Convenience and advertising
Convenience and advertising
– Nutritional value
Nutritional value
– Social interactions
Social interactions
3. Eating for Health
Eating for Health
Nutrition
Nutrition
– The science of the relationship between
The science of the relationship between
physiological functions and essential elements
physiological functions and essential elements
of food
of food
Calorie
Calorie
– Unit of measure that indicates the amount of
Unit of measure that indicates the amount of
energy we obtain from a food
energy we obtain from a food
4. Status of Malnutrition
Status of Malnutrition
Child malnutrition rates in Bangladesh are very high,
64% anemic among 6-23 mon
Nearly one-half of all children below age 5 or 6 are
underweight or stunted.
Millions of children and women suffer from one or
more forms of malnutrition
One generation to the next as malnourished
mothers give birth to infants who struggle to
develop and thrive.
Dietary habits and food practices to change!
5. Definition
Definition
Nutrition is the science of how the body
uses food., that studies the interactions
between living organisms and food.
Nutrition is defined as the food, we eat,
air we breathe, water we drink,
supplements we ingest, and all that we do
that literally “feeds” or nourishes the
body for its own health benefit.
6. Nutrients
Nutrients
An important aspect of nutrition is the daily
intake of nutrients.
Nutrients consist of various chemical
substances in the food that makes up each
person’s diet.
Many nutrients are essential for life, and an
adequate amount of nutrients in the diet is
necessary for providing energy, building and
maintaining body organs, and for various
metabolic processes.
7. Essential Nutrients
Essential Nutrients
Nutrients are essential to the human diet if
they meet two characteristics.
First, omitting the nutrient from the diet leads
to a nutritional deficiency and a decline in
some aspect of health.
Second, if the omitted nutrient is put back into
the diet, the symptoms of nutritional deficiency
will decline and the individual will return to
normal, barring any permanent damage caused
by its absence.
8. Nutrient Classification
Nutrient Classification
There are six major classes of nutrients found in
food:
carbohydrates,
proteins,
lipids (fats and oils),
vitamins (both fat-soluble and water-soluble),
minerals, and
Water.
9.
10. Nutrient Classification
Nutrient Classification
Nutrients are grouped into :
Macronutrients are those which the body requires in
large amounts e.g. proteins, fats, carbohydrates, water .
These requirements are measured in grams.
Micronutrients are those which the body requires in
small amounts .These requirements are measured in
milligrams. (1/1000gm) and micrograms (1/10,00,000
gms) e.g. vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
11. Functional Classification of Nutrients
Functional Classification of Nutrients
Energy yielding Foods : foods rich in Carbohydrates
and fats such as cereals, sugar, and roots
Body building foods: Foods rich in protein such as
meat, liver, fish, milk and pulses
Protective foods: These are foods rich in proteins,
vitamins and minerals.They are fruits, green leafy
vegetables, liver, eggs, milk and fish
35. Exercise: Food Ratio
Hello Friends:
When someone asks me
what exercises they
should do for weight loss,
I instead immediately
ask, “How is your diet?”
Nutrition and diet is by far
the #1 cause for weight
gain and loss. Once
proper diet and nutrition
is in place, THEN add
exercise and activity into
your routine.
36. What Can be done? The NEXT
What Can be done? The NEXT
Steps
Steps
Know your nutrition practices & diet habit
List down in paper and THINK….
“How is your diet?”
Planning for proper diet and nutrition
Organize home/cook to follow rules
Plan for exercise with MATH
No tricks, no magic, no crazy diets
and drugs. Just math.