Sociocultural factors

Question 1

Sociocultural factors definition

Answer 1

relate to aspects of a persons society and culture that influence food intake

Question 2

FACTORS

Answer 2

SES
Employment status
Family and peer groups

Question 3

SES influencing food consumption

Answer 3

• lower income has a direct relationship with the affordability of food
• lower levels of education mean consuming foods as they have no knowledge or understanding and lack the resources to do, limit capacity to improve their food intake
• difficulty in reading food packaging and labels also give further challenges to nutritional changes

Question 4

Employment status affecting food intake

Answer 4

longer hour working parents mean meals will be cooked based on convenience not on the nutritional value, easily accessible foods and take less time to prepare meals.

Question 5

Family and peer groups affecting food intake

Answer 5

childhood is seen as when healthy consumption of food are established, the people who you consume foods with play an impact of their ability to choose healthier foods, regardless of their nutritional knowledge