Nutrition PrinciplesInfluences on food choices:

What makes you eat what you eat?

Strand 1: Nutrition1.2 Distinguish between unhealthy and

healthy ways to manage weight.1.7 Assess personal barriers to eating

healthfully and being physically active, and develop practical solutions to remove these barriers.

1.9 Predict the health benefits of eating healthfully and being physically active; and the potential health consequences of not doing so.

Hunger: The body’s physical response to the need for food. It is the natural drive that protects you from starvationIt is the feeling you are born withSymptoms include:

Hunger painsWeakness, dizziness, & nauseaLoss of concentration

Appetite: is the desire, rather than the need, to eat on the pleasure derived from eating certain foodsWhat do I want to eat?Factors that influence your appetite include:

TasteTextureSmellYour physical healthThe weatherYour culture or religion

What happens when you decide to eat?1. When hunger & appetite work together you

generally have a nice balance2. Problems arise when you let your appetite

dictate what, when, and how much you are going to eat. Relying on appetite to determine your diet also allows people to eat when they are not hungry

What happens when you decide to eat continued?3. Problems also arise when people let

emotional factors dictate what and how much they eat

Often depressed people eat a certain type of food to make them feel better or they may not eat at all.

What happens when you decide to eat continued?4. Some people eat at specific times of the day

because of schedules. The problem then is they may eat when they are not hungry

Major health problems related to diet or poor nutritionShort Term Conditions:

1. Fatigue2. Bad Moods3. Depression

Major Health Problems Related to Diet or Poor NutritionLong Term Conditions:

1. Obesity2. Heart disease3. Stroke4. Adult-onset diabeteshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgBvJsHcCk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active5. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension); also

called “the silent killer”

Major Health Problems Related to Diet or Poor Nutrition

Long term conditions continued:6. Cirrhosis of the Liver 7. Tooth Decay8. Cancer (some types more than other)9. Birth of low birth weight babies with poor

mental & physical development10. Dietary deficiency diseases

Environmental Factors: eating behaviors are influenced by them. These are factors we deal with every day

1. Household structure2. Income level3. Health beliefs4. Nutritional knowledge5. Your occupation or your parents

Environmental Factors continued:6. Location of residence7. Level of education8. Physiological make-up9. Cultural background10. Religious beliefs

Your Personality can also influence your food choices:More adventuresome people may try new

things

More low-key, conservative people may stick to the same types of food they have been eating their whole life