Dietary and Food Requirements Flashcards
(61 cards)
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Babies
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Children
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Adolescents
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Adults
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Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
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Older People
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Dietary Problems of the elderly
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AIDS to prevent malnutrition among the elderly
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Convalescents
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Eating disorders - Anorexia Nervosa
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Eating Disorders - Bulimia
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Obesity
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Causes of obesity
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Obesity - Symptoms and Health Risks
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Treatment of Obesity
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Obesity - Dietary guidelines
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Coronary heart disease
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Angina (CHD)
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Heart attack/Coronary Thrombosis (CHD)
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Cholesterol (CHD)
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Low density lipoproteins
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High density lipoproteins
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Causes/ Risk factors of CHD
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Coronary heart disease - lifestyle changes
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Coronary Heart Disease - Dietary guidelines
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Osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis - Risk factors
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Reduce the risk of osteoporosis
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Signs/Symptoms of osteoporosis
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Bowel disorders
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Constipation
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Haemorrhoids
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Diverticular disease
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Bowel cancer
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Dietary fibre (Bowel disorders)
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To reduce the risk of bowel disorders
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Benefits of a diet rich in fibre
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Fibre RDA
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Diabetes
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Type 1
Insulin dependent
Pancreas fails to produce insulin
More likely to occur in children or adolescents
Controlled by diet and insulin injections
It’s an autoimmune disease and is not lifestyle related
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Type 2
Non-Insulin dependent
Body is unable to respond properly to the insulin produced in pancreas
More common type (90% of all diabetes)
Occurs mainly in adults over 40 who are overweight
Incidence is increasing in children due to obesity
Controlled by diet alone or diet and tablets that control blood sugar levels
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Symptoms of diabetes
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Treatment of diabetes
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Dietary guidelines
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The glycaemic index
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Dental disease
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Fluoridation
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To prevent dental disease
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Coeliac disease/condition
Intolerance to the protein gluten.
It’s a life long condition whereby gluten damages the lining of the small intestine.
Villi are unable to absorb adequate nutrients from food.
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Symptoms of coeliac disease
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Treatment and dietary guidelines for coeliac disease
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Sources of gluten
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Vegetarian diets
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Vegan
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Lacto-Vegetarian
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Lacto-Ovo vegetarian
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Reasons for Vegetarianism
Cultural
Religious
Health
Ethical/ moral
Financial
Traditiom
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Benefits of vegetarian diets
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Planning vegetarian diets
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Nutrients for a healthy vegetarian diet
