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cross-cultural health beliefs related to food (P1+2) Flashcards

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wester biomedicine

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western is the same for everyone, rest are alternative.

evidence-based

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food as medicine

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dietary practices to maintain health + to treat illness

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how does western biomedicine differ from folk medicine?

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food is used to maintain wellness and to treat disease.

-> evidence required to prove that nutrition is therapy differs.

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define biomedicine

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system of clinical medicine based on principles of natural sciences, including biology, physiolocy + biochemistry.

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biomedicine - body treated?

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as machine. understood by laws of physics, chem + physiology know pathway + effects

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biomedicine - Disease is?

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malfunction of body’s biological parts or mechanisms.

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traditional - disease is?

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spiritual, negative thoughts. other aspects of self that caused disease.

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biomedicine focus:

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internal workings of body. treat with medicine

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traditional focus:

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look at whole body + aligning/balancing it.

treat healthy - prevention

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biomedical perspective of food as medicine

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food is nutrients. eating well important to good health.

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dietetics + dieticients - what kind of practice?

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evidence-based practice. dieticians translate complex scientific evidence into practical solutions to promote health + manage conditions

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how does evidence-based medicine work

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applies best evidence from scientific method.

evidence quality based on type, statistical validity, clinical relevance, peer-review acceptance

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hierarchy of evidence used in clinical decision-making

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  1. background info/expert opinion
  2. case studies
  3. cohort study
  4. randomied control trials
  5. critically appraised articles
  6. critically appraised topics - evidence synthesis
  7. systematic reviews

higher up =higher quality of research

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evidence-based dietary and exercise guidelines

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healthy weight, physically active, consume healthy diet, limit alcohol consumption

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how do guidelines influence cancer risk?

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high adherence = decrease of overall cancer incidence and mortality.
= confident in guidelines that they’re based on confirmatory scientific evidence

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folk medicine - who uses and heals?

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trained, apprentice. sometimes “gift” sometimes runs in family.

some ppl use as primary, poor or remote areas.

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folk medicine belief - what therapy?

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food, herbal medicine, spirituality and manual therapy to diagnose, treat, prevent illness

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common folk medicine belief - discuss

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you are what you eat.
you take on attributes of food.
-> incorporate its traits.
-> food resembles body parts, good for that part when cosumed. : brain - walnut
-> aphrodisiac qualities resemble genitalia: banana, oyster

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african food taboo in pregnancy - Nigeria

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rural Nigeria: avoid meat, fish, nut, bean. red monkey = child look like monkey. snake = delay walking

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African food taboo - tanzania

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fish, egg consumption in high risk for anemia.

fish: child breath like fish, lots of amnitotic fluid @ delivery.
meat: take on characteristics of animal
eggs: bald

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you are what you eat - hot + cold beliefs

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perceived energetically hot/cold or neutral depending on effect on body.
-> ingest food, take on energetic characteristics

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pregnancy in india

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eating food increase heat = cause miscarriage (sesame, papaya, mango, pineapple)
iron supplements darken skin.
saffron = fair skinned
ghee = easy delivery

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you are what you eat - carotenoids

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evidence that what we eat does change how we look

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symbolic properties of food

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words often sound similar to word used to describe happiness, prosperity, or health

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alternative based on?

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balance.

btw hot/col, wet/dry.

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what is principle of opposites?

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individual is given foods/medicines of opposite quality of condition to restore balance. avoid foods of same quality

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name traditional medical systems that embrace “balance”

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ayurvedic system of india; humoral system of ancient greece, islamic traditional, mexican folk, traditional chinese

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humoral system of Greece: organized how?

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aorund 4 elements of earth, water, air, fire.
around 4 qualities of cold, hot, moist, dry
around 4 humors: blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm

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greek humoral imbalance

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imbalance = ickness. healed by ingesting foods to correct balance.
winter - cold: give hot.
summer - fever: give cold, dry

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postpartum punjabi immigrants

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state of heat during pregnancy - avoid hot. during and after labour - lose blood = cold. hot food.
-> difficult in western hospital bc cold food

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mexican traditional women - similar to punjabi

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heat leaves in childbirth = mexican put cotton in ear to keep heat in.

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traditional chinese medicine

  • taught where/
  • basic principle?
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taught alongside western medicine.

  • ancient.
  • keep body in harmony with enviro for optimal health.
  • proper combos of food + methods.
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TCM principles?

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acupuncture, pulse reading, tai chi, diet therapy thru food + herb

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TCM beliefs

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positive + negative energy = yin + yang.
imbalance = illness.
stage of life (age) determines food that should be eaten.

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what is yin?

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cold, dark, moist, female, negative.

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what is yang?

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heat, bright, dry, male, positive.

meat almost always yang = hot

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health beliefs of older chinese in Canada

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soup is good for health = tonic. good for energy
fried food = too much heat.
herbal medicine: fewer side effects, balance yin+yang

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postpartum beliefs of chinese-americans NYC

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cold, fruit/veg = harmful to mothers. decrease milk production

soup promote breastmilk prouction

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TCM - video.
balance cool foods?
some foods with inherent hot quality?

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balance cool by deep frying.
hot: lamb, beef, spicy. yang

yin - cool. reduce heat in body

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traditional arabic + islamic medicine referred to as?

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medicine of the prophet. botanical herbs. may explore as alternative or supplement to modern medicine.

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components of TAIM

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fasting, medicinal plants as tea, infusion, ointment.
black seed: healing properties for most illness
honey : promote circulation

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mexican folk medicine - primary healing method?

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curanderismo. faithful - bad thoughts = sickness. pray, massage part of treatment

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Mexican folk med - person in good health when?

treat with what?

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when equal balance of hot + cold in body.

use herb + plant to treat: onion, garlic, aloe vera, herbal tea.

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Practices in Mexico by who?

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poor + uninsured.
more educated, well-off use western med.
immigrants in US use traditional bc can’t afford US med-care

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Mexican - holistic system of beliefs about?

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sorcery, when frightened = soul loss, loss of homeostasis. pray to make soul come back
-> includes aztec + mayan beliefs

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mexican belief about type 2 diabetes
fright =?
consult? treatment?

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loss of soul. consult healer.
treatment:: cactus plant (nopal - increase blood glucose to moderate it.. not harmful, but not tested), spiritual healing, prayer, massage

47
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first nation perception of diabetes

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white man disease, loss of traditional lifestyle.

  • > fact of life, attitudes fatalistic ( everyone gets it)
  • > FN practice may be used, but not expressed to health professional
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culturally competent care: based on?

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can’t hurt, could help. can hurt, can’t help.

respect, communicate, understand + engage

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