cultural heritage and nutrient needs

Question 1

_______ values may conflict with optimum nutrition; an example of this would be, many
cultures worldwide consider obesity an indication of beauty, affluence,
and well-being

Answer 1

cultural values

Question 2

Best way to learn about the eating patterns of people is to _____

Answer 2

talk with them, eat with them, and ask about their dietary customs

Question 3

Because recent immigrant groups, such as Southeast Asians, are often shorter
and weigh less than Western counterparts, will standard tables of weight
for age, height for age, and weight for height may or may not be appropriate to
evaluate growth and development of immigrant children ?

Answer 3

may not be appropriate

Question 4

Cultural factors that must be considered
* Cultural _____ of food

Answer 4

cultural definition of food

Question 5

Cultural factors that must be considered
* _____and ____ of meals eaten away from home

Answer 5

frequency and number of meals eaten away from home

Question 6

Cultural factors that must be considered
______ and _____ of ceremonial meals

Answer 6

form and content of ceremonial meals

Question 7

Cultural factors that must be considered

• ____ and _____ of foods eaten and regularity of food consumption

Answer 7

amounts and types of foods eaten and regularity of food consumption