Factors affecting Nutrition

Factors Affecting Nutrition

Development and Gender

Personal Preferencies

Beliefs about food

Lifestyle

ethnicity and Culture

Relegious practicies

energy requirements differ among developmental group and between males and females

traditional foods vary among different ethnicities and cultures (Asian food, Arab food, ...)

eating a certain type of food believing it is better than the other or the opposite (drinking green tea to loose weight or following a certain diet type)

People develop likes and dislikes based on associations with a typi cal food

some food is prohibited in certain religions

individual choose there food based on lifestyle (fast food vs healthy food) can or cannot cook ...

Factors Affecting Nutrition

Economics

Alcohol Consumption

Health status

Psycological factors

Medications and therapy

Advertising

how much a person can afford to buy food determines there choices and the quality of food

some medications interfere with food absorption. appetite is affected by certain therapies (chemotherapy)

Missing teeth, ill-fitting dentures, or a sore mouth makes chewing food difficult. Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) due to a painfully inflamed throat or a stricture of the esophagus can prevent a person from obtaining adequate nourishment

Excessive alcohol use contributes to nutritional deficiencies in several ways. Alcohol may replace food in a person’s diet, and it can depress the appetite. Excessive alcohol can have a toxic effect on the intestinal mucosa

Advertising is thought to influence people’s food choices and eating patterns to a certain extent

Although some people overeat when stressed, depressed, or lonely, others eat very little under the same conditions.