a.
Explain
the difference between a special food need that an individual may be born with
and a special food need that may develop as a result of illness or the
environment in which a person lives. Give examples to illustrate your ideas. You
will need to explain why special foods are needed.
When you are born with a
special food need there are certain things that you can and cannot eat, this
can effect a big part in a lot of people’s lives. When you grow into a special
food need there are many different things that can cause it. Illness is a big
one as a lot of people everyday are diagnosed with different illnesses and some
can effect what you can and can’t eat. An example of the environment would be
if you lived in Peru or different parts of the world that didn’t have good
nutritional fruits and vegetables that can make it hard for the person to suit
their new diet. Special foods are needed because with certain illnesses you
cannot eat some things as they may effect the illness and potentially make it
worse.
b.
i. You
will be allocated a lifestyle disease or choices from the ones studied in class
and a scenario to address. Explain what causes the problem or what motivates a
person to adopt certain eating habits, the risks associated with the choice and
the steps, which should be taken to reduce these risks. You will also need to include information on the foods your group
can or cannot eat. (500 words on your
blog)
Type 2 diabetes is
known as a ‘lifestyle disease’ as it is often triggered by being inactive or
carrying excess weight around the abdomen. It tends to run in families and it
is not uncommon to have high cholesterol and high blood pressure as well. Your habits, good and bad alike, serve a purpose
that makes you emotionally and behaviorally attached to them. Although your
motivation for adopting or breaking a habit may differ from the motivation of
someone else, certain common motivating factors exist. Type 2 diabetes can also develop when your body becomes resistant to
insulin. This happens when your body's tissues don't respond well to insulin
and so can't make use of the glucose in the blood for energy. Your pancreas
responds by producing more insulin and your liver, where glucose is stored,
releases more glucose. When a person adopts certain eating habits it is usually
because they want to lose weight, get fit and even prevent them from getting a
disease. Adopting certain eating habits can even come from a simple choice of
them wanting to try new things. The risks that would be associated with
choosing a type 2 diabetes menu would be the changes in your Sugar level intake
as the more sugar you have the higher your blood sugar levels rise and a type 2
diabetic with consistently high blood sugar levels is at risk for complications
retinopathy, neuropathy, foot
ulcers, skin disorders and kidney disease. You need to limit your fat intake as
it is high in calories and consuming too many calories can lead to obesity.
Obesity not only complicates diabetes but is also one of the greatest risk
factors for developing heart disease like cancer, high blood pressure, asthma
and arthritis. Decrease dietary fat by choosing low-fat dairy products, lean
meats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. You can also cut fat and calories
by cooking with little or no oil or butter. Starchy vegetables offer many
essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, but you should aim to limit this as
they function more like carbohydrates raise blood sugars. Alcohol is also not a
good idea unless your blood sugar is well controlled. It is advised that women
limit their drinks to 1 per day and men 2 per day. The steps that should be
taken to reduce these risks would be to include more daily exercise, eating
more fruit and protein.
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