This document discusses dietary habits and their influence on diet choices. It defines dietary habits as the decisions people make about what food to eat. Dietary habits are determined by meal patterns, snacking habits, personal tastes, and food availability. Meal patterns, such as eating habits related to work schedules, can influence obesity risk. Snacking habits may also affect diet and health, as snack foods are often unhealthy. Personal food preferences and what is available locally further impact individual diets. The document provides examples of different jobs and lifestyles that can shape dietary choices for better or worse. It also contains tasks and learning objectives related to analyzing how dietary habits and health factors influence diet.
24. Jobs/lifestyle The effect on diet choices
Lorry Driver Causes a person to eat fast food on the go and can eat
as many times as possible.
Sarah is a student and goes out every night till 5 am This causes the person to eat unhealthy choices such
as takeaways early hours of the morning.
Is a surgeon and works in theatre, some operations are
up to 5 hours at a time.
This job can effect diet habits due to being busy for
hours at a time which causes individuals to miss their
dinner breaks.
Works in a club from 7 pm till 3 am Friday and Saturday
night
This causes them to have food before 7pm and to eat
early hours of the morning.
29. Make your
own food
diary for 2
days.
What you
normally eat.
WhatareyourDietarychoices?
Then justify
why you eat
the way you
do?
(Lifestyle,
Working late/
early…)
Pass it on to the
person next to you
who is going to:
1- Rate how
healthy your diet
is.
2- Suggest
improvements.
