Question

1. List five factors that are related to the high rate of obesity and diabetes in school aged children.

2. What are five characteristics of the types of food and meals typically consumed by teenagers?
3. What are three factors that affect teenagers’ eating behaviors?

4. In general, how do the nutritional requirements for older adults compare with those of younger adults?

Answer 1

Q1.

Answer. The five factors that increase the rate of obesity and diabetes in schooler are

- genetic factor: the obesity and the diabetes are present due to transfer from the parents

- intake of more junk food: now a days children are eating more fastfood than the vegetables

- lack of activities or play : use of mobile or technology leads the children to divert from physical play

- stress : children will dysharmony family member may lead to increase stress level of child and increase obesity

- environmental factor : the eating habit, culture believe influence the child and start eating more.

Q2.

Answer. Most of teenager like to consume fast food diet likevchips, potatoes, chicken nuggets, etc.

The five characteristics of fastfood diet are

- high fat content

- high in sugar

- more calories in small quantities of food

- more tasty as compare to other diet

- it can leads to obesity

Q3.

Answer. The three factors that influence the eating behaviour of the teenager are

- social factor - it includes the believe and culture of the society how they practice the eating habbit. This will influence the eating behaviour of the teenager also.

- environment factor- the food or die which are present in the environment also plays a important role. The teenager will eat whatever food present only in the environment or surrounding.

- personal factor- in this most of teenager are influence by the peer behaviour, stress, etc. This leads to change their eating behaviour.

Q4.

Answer. The nutritional requirement are different from older adult to younger adult. The differences are present in terms Increase activities, decrease minerals, vitamins, etc. Older adult need less calorie because of less activities due to weakness of the muscles and bone. But they need supplement to make strong immunity, maintain proper mineral, vitamins supply in the body.