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Questions and Answers
What is the most common physical illness associated with obesity?
Which of the following is NOT advised to prevent unhealthy eating habits?
How can sedentary lifestyles contribute to obesity?
Which psychological issue can obesity contribute to?
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Why is it important to be aware of low self-esteem or body image in relation to nutrition?
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Study Notes
Nutritional Diseases
- A poor diet can cause various nutritional diseases, categorised into deficiency diseases and eating disorders.
Deficiency Diseases
- Caused by an unbalanced diet lacking essential nutrients.
- Distinguished from undernutrition, which occurs after a prolonged period of malnutrition.
- Signs of deficiency diseases: weight loss, stunting, decreased mental capacity, skin problems, hair thinning, and hair loss.
Eating Disorders
- Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and obesity are the most frequent eating disorders.
- Anorexia nervosa: characterized by a distorted perception of body image, leading to excessive weight loss, depression, irritability, insomnia, abdominal pain, cardiovascular disease, kidney problems, low blood pressure, and constipation.
- Bulimia: characterized by excessive eating (binging) and purging, leading to changes in mood, depression, anxiety, dehydration, poor kidney function, muscle weakness, and problems with tooth enamel.
- Both anorexia nervosa and bulimia can cause severe undernutrition, leading to death.
- Obesity: a metabolic disease caused by excessive eating and a sedentary lifestyle, associated with heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, and back pain.
Health and Nutrition
- Actions to promote healthy eating and prevent nutritional diseases:
- Encourage healthy eating habits from childhood.
- Eat family meals at the same time each day to prevent unhealthy habits.
- Avoid critical comments about physical appearance or weight.
- Be aware of low self-esteem or body image.
- Encourage exercise and an active lifestyle.
- Limit access to fast food and sugary drinks.
- Be aware of advertisements associating beauty and thinness with success and happiness.
- Detect nutrition-related problems.
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Test your knowledge on nutritional diseases and deficiency diseases caused by poor diet. Explore the difference between malnutrition and undernutrition, and learn about the importance of essential nutrients in the diet.
