Question

Identify the influence of eating behaviors on disease development and prevention.

Answer 1

Food gives energy to our cells, which helps in body functions and metabolism. Food is also a part of our tradition and culture. This can mean that eating has an emotional component as well. For many people, changing eating habits is very hard. Having too much sugar, salt or fat in our diet can raise the risk of some particular diseases.On other hand, healthy eating habits reduce the risks of diseases like stroke, diabetes etc.

INFLUENCE OF EATING BEHAVIORS ON DISEASE DEVELOPMENT

• Regular consumption of red meat may shorten the life span of person. The meat eater are more prone to get the diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers.
• Regulars use of Beverages leads to addiction and obesity in growing children and young adults. This obesity leads to high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.
• Genes is also having an impact on an eating disorders but are not the sole cause for the emergency of one. This leads to the idea of susceptibility genes that influence eating disorders. This can increase the risk of development of certain diseases.
• Regular consumption of high protein diets can increase the cholesterol level and its blocks the blood supply to the vital organs of human body.
• Regular consumption of sugary items can increase the glucose level in the body and leads to diabetes in the humans it leads to further complications like diabetic foot, ulcers etc.
• Regular intake of spicy items like pickle, chilly etc can leads to the ulcer formation in gastro Intestinal system.
• Eating of non-nutritive substances such as clay or chalk can leads to iron deficiency anemia in children.
• Dietary habits of people have shifted away from the healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains to a much grater reliance of fat food, processed snack foods and sugary drinks. these foods tend to a high in fat and calories and low in many nutrients all these leads to obesity and other related health problem in people.
• Many cultural factors condition food intake. There are much seasonal emphasis such as Christmas, New-year parties, Birthday celebrations and thanks giving feast leads to eating certain foods at certain times leads to some diseases in human.
• Popularity of advertisements on Tv shows attracts children to consume more junk and sugary food items and it leads to obesity in children.
• People with little or no education have not been exposed to information about proper eating habits and food choice leads to unhealthy food habits and that leads to sever health problems.

DISEASES RELATED TO EATING DISORDERS

1. Diabetes

2. Bone problems like osteoporosis

3. Different types of cancer

4. Skin problems such as heat rashes, acne etc.

5. Liver diseases like Cirrhosis

6. High blood pressure

7. High cholesterol

8. Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

9. Menstrual problems such as early puberty and menstrual irregularities

10. Emotional or Psychological problems.

PREVENTION

Prevention of diseases and behaviour are with the help of certain control measures like;

1. Physical activity :-

• The single best thing is reduce the amount of time that people spend watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games etc.
• Enjoy physical activities that burn calories and use different muscle groups. These includes games which involve running, swimming, skating or riding bicycle etc.
• Try different activities in order for at least 30 minutes every day
• Enjoy sports according to each one's wish not by compulsion by others.
• Exercise is very important to maintain general wellbeing.
• Get involved in sports at school or community.

2. Diet management

• Learn about healthy attitude towards eating.
• Consult a dietitian for selecting and preparing foods for a healthy diet.
• While taking food eat slowly. This helps to recognize the feeling of fullness and stop eating when you are full.
• The family should eat together whenever possible. Make a meals a pleasant time for conversation and sharing the events of the day.
• don't forbid snacks, while continuous snacking contributes to weight gain.
• Identify high-risk situation such as having too many high-calorie foods in the house or watching TV during meal time. With the distraction of TV many people overeat.
• Don't deprive on occasional treats.

3. Psychological support

• The central therapeutic issue is an ego support for the obese, who is attempting to lose weight.
• The person should have a supportive and positive relationship with the health professional that does not depend upon weight loses.
• Specific management will depend on whether the individual falls within which category disease
• Group therapy is extremely beneficial for its dietary as well as its social ego-serving, as well as being coast effective.

4. Drugs

• Drugs are often requested to facilitate dieting, but generally they are not recommended. Side effects are common and must be evaluated and the desired effects of medication are often temporary.

5. Follow-up

• Eat food when hungry
• Don't rush the meal time. In general, you eat more when you eat quickly.
• use a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods.
• don't eat fast-food restaurants more than a week.
• avoid soda power energy drinks, sports drinks etc.
• Learn good eating and exercising habits.