Health and Social Care Unit 21 P3
Nutrition- P3 * Socio- cultural * Socialization * Social policy
* Health factors * Dietary habits * Lifestyle * Economics
Food is essential for life, our dietary intake is influenced by many different factors this includes:
Children act 2004- every child matters.
Health Factors
There are several different conditions which can influence the foods that we eat.
For example Celiac Disease, Celiac disease is a disorder caused by a sensitivity to gluten.
When the gluten reaches the small intestine, it activates the immune system to attack the intestine lining. Destroying the finger like projections called Villi which are involved in the absorption of the nutrients.
Lactose Intolerance
This is caused by a lack of lactose. Milk and milk products are the only source of lactose in the diet. When people who are lactose intolerant take in milk and milk products they can experience indigestion, stomach cramps, wind and diarrhoea.
They must then adjust their daily intake and or change their diet all together, meaning taking out the dairy all together.
Allergies
An allergic reaction to food usually happens quickly and the symptoms include itching and swelling of the mouth, lips, skin, vomiting and diarrhoea, dizziness, coughing and streaming of the eyes and nose. Anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock is a whole body allergic reaction and can be fatal. People who have food allergies must avoid any food to which they are allergic and replace it with alternatives that make sure they don’t out on essential nutrients.
Restricted Movements
Some people have restricted movement for feeding, for example they have a physical disability such as a tremor or a spasticity, a weak grip, joint pain which makes it difficult for them to eat and drink independently or they are unable to sit up.
Dietary Habits
Dietary habits can be affected by lots of things such as meal patterns, snacking, personal tastes and food availability.
Meal patterns refer to the way
* Health factors * Dietary habits * Lifestyle * Economics
Food is essential for life, our dietary intake is influenced by many different factors this includes:
Children act 2004- every child matters.
Health Factors
There are several different conditions which can influence the foods that we eat.
For example Celiac Disease, Celiac disease is a disorder caused by a sensitivity to gluten.
When the gluten reaches the small intestine, it activates the immune system to attack the intestine lining. Destroying the finger like projections called Villi which are involved in the absorption of the nutrients.
Lactose Intolerance
This is caused by a lack of lactose. Milk and milk products are the only source of lactose in the diet. When people who are lactose intolerant take in milk and milk products they can experience indigestion, stomach cramps, wind and diarrhoea.
They must then adjust their daily intake and or change their diet all together, meaning taking out the dairy all together.
Allergies
An allergic reaction to food usually happens quickly and the symptoms include itching and swelling of the mouth, lips, skin, vomiting and diarrhoea, dizziness, coughing and streaming of the eyes and nose. Anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock is a whole body allergic reaction and can be fatal. People who have food allergies must avoid any food to which they are allergic and replace it with alternatives that make sure they don’t out on essential nutrients.
Restricted Movements
Some people have restricted movement for feeding, for example they have a physical disability such as a tremor or a spasticity, a weak grip, joint pain which makes it difficult for them to eat and drink independently or they are unable to sit up.
Dietary Habits
Dietary habits can be affected by lots of things such as meal patterns, snacking, personal tastes and food availability.
Meal patterns refer to the way