Conceptual models of Food Habits Flashcards
(11 cards)
What are the top three leading dietary risk factors for deaths globally?
High sodium intake, low intake of whole grains, and low intake of fruits.
What is the ‘Global Syndemic’?
A synergy of three pandemics – obesity, undernutrition, and climate change
What are planetary boundaries in the context of food systems?
Thresholds related to global environmental processes, beyond which dietary patterns are considered unsustainable.
What are food habits?
Repeated patterns of food behaviour that are often automatic and triggered by environmental cues.
What influences food choices according to the Aria breakfast case study?
Individual factors (knowledge, motivation), social environment (roommates), and food availability/accessibility (Tesco, local market).
What is the purpose of conceptual frameworks in nutrition?
To organise, understand, and interrogate the determinants of dietary behaviour and guide effective interventions.
What are the key levels of influence in socioecological models?
Intrapersonal, sociocultural, physical environment, sectors of influence, and ecosystems.
Why are socioecological models useful?
They acknowledge the multifaceted influences on food behaviour, avoid individual blame, and support broader systemic change.
Name two individual-level factors that influence food choices.
Knowledge about nutrition and perceived self-efficacy.
What are two factors at the sociocultural and political level?
Mass media campaigns and government dietary guidelines.
How can causal loop diagrams be useful in studying food access?
They illustrate mechanisms of action and cause-effect relationships affecting access to healthy food.
