Question

in 200 words !!! Maintaining a healthy diet is multi-factoral. Discuss 3 other barriers to a healthy diet. What resources in your community could assist clients in overcoming these barriers?

Answer 1

Health is the most important aspect of one's life . There are multiple factors in maintaining a healthy diet .To have a healthy diet there should be the right combination of all nutrients like carbohydrates ,protein ,vitamins, minerals,fats and water .This is termed to be balanced diet. Along with this the calorie of the diet depending upon the type of lifestyle has to be combined .It differs for every individual from sedentary person to heavy workers, men to women, children to elderly population ,etc. ,

The barriers to healthy diet are

• The cost or expense of the food to afford an organic food is high compared to non organic foods
• The lifestyle factors like working hours ,overtime ,stress can interrupt in eating on time and opting for fast food to meet the appetite which are generally unhealthy choices
• The income of the family to feed a joint family or with many children's. Here the nutrients has to broken up for everyone so the question for healthy diet arises here .

Some of the resources available in the community to overcome these Barrie's are

• IT companies offering food to the employees at low cost with good quality and variety of food options
• Mid day meal programs for children's in school
• Meal services for elderly and home bound people
• Community based nutritional assistance can be used to get food