How food and nutrition affects health?
Eating well helps to reduce the
risk of physical health issues like heart disease and diabetes. It also
helps with the sleeping arrangement, energy levels, and general health. You may
have observed that your mood often affects the types of food you choose, as
well as how much you eat. Poor nutrition can disturb your
health in many ways, not only can it lead to certain diseases but it can also
disturb your mental health, energy levels, complexion, and your overall
well-being. In the short term, poor nutrition can accord to stress, tiredness, and our capacity
to work. Furthermore, it can lead to being overweight or obese, tooth decay, high
blood
pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke, type-2 diabetes, osteoporosis,
some cancers, depression, eating disorders and Many more…
Poor Nutrition is damaged your health and it Couse nutrition
disorders
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Biological determinants such as hunger,
appetite, and taste
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Economic determinants such as cost,
income, availability
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Physical determinants such as access,
education, skills (e.g. cooking) and time
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Social determinants such as culture,
family, peers and meal patterns
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Psychological determinants such as mood,
stress and guilt
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Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about
food
The nutrients in food
enable the cells in our bodies to achieve their necessary functions. This quote
from a inviting textbook describes how the nutrients in food are crucial for
our physical functioning. "Nutrients are the nourishing substances in food
that are essential for the growth, development and care of body functions.
Essential meaning that if a nutrient is not present, condition of function and
therefore human health decline. When nutrient intake does not automatically
meet the nutrient needs dictated by the cell activity, the metabolic action
slow down or even stop."
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