This document discusses the links between food and health. It notes that the Scottish diet is generally high in saturated fat, sugar, and salt but low in fiber, fruits and vegetables, wholegrains, and oily fish. Eating an unbalanced diet can negatively impact health and lead to increased risks of diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet as shown in the Eatwell Guide can help reduce risks of illness and disease. Food choices are influenced by a variety of factors including cost, family preferences, cooking skills and time availability.

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REHIS FOOD & HEALTH
L1
An Introduction to
Food and Health

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INTENTIONS Students will have an understanding of the links between food and health.
Be able understand the
value of having a
balanced diet.
Begin to explore the
influences on food and
drink choices.
Be able understand the
links between food and
health.
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Introduction
Nutrition is vital to health and a good understanding of
food, nutrition and health is especially important to
anyone involved in the provision of food or health care.

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What do we know about the Scottish diet?
• High in saturated fat, sugar and salt
• Low in fibre
• Low in fruit and vegetables, wholegrain starchy foods and oily
fish
Eating a poor diet leads to poor health.
It is an unhealthy or unbalanced diet that causes health problems,
for example, a diet containing no fruit and vegetables.

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INTENTIONS Students will have an understanding of the links between food and health.
What do we know about the Scottish diet?
• High in saturated fat and sugar and salt
• Low in fibre
• Low in oily fish
• Low in fruit and vegetables
• Eating a poor diet leads to poor health(physical and mental)
• Disadvantages - early death and disability
Costs:
• Hospital/health services
• Individual quality of life
• Early bereavement
• Disability
• Lowered life expectancy
• Lowered productivity
• Disease

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Eating a poor diet leads to increased risk of:
Heart disease
Stroke
Some cancers
High blood pressure
Obesity
Type 2 diabetes
Tooth decay
Osteoporosis.

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Food and health
Currently in Scotland
• Almost two thirds of adults are overweight or obese
• Around a third of children are overweight or obese
• Heart disease (heart attacks -coronary heart disease) is one of
the biggest killers in Scotland
• There are increasing levels of type 2 diabetes
• Cancer affects more than 1 in 3 people.
Being overweight or obese increases the risk of type II diabetes, 13 types of cancer,
heart disease and stroke. The risk of getting theses diseases can be lowered by
adopting a healthy lifestyle which includes eating a balanced diet.
2 out of 3 adults
are either overweight or obese
30%
of children at risk
of being overweight or obese

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How our diet is making us ill
It’s not only being overweight or obese that causes health problems
Common diseases where diet is a contributory factor:
6,615 - deaths from coronary heart disease in 2018
2,072 - deaths from stroke in 2018
29%of the adult population have high blood pressure in 2019
29% of primary 7children had obvious dental decay in 2019

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INTENTIONS Students will have an understanding of the links between food and health.
What is a ‘healthy diet’?
Eating the right amount of food for how
active you are (in the right proportions).
Eating a range of foods to make sure you are
getting a balanced diet.

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Eatwell Guide

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Influences on food choice
Food Choice things to think about:
• Why do we eat what we eat?
• What influences your choice?
• Can you think of anything that makes it difficult to eat a healthy diet?

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Food Diaries
Food diaries are a good way think about what influences food choice and any
barriers that people may face.
Complete a food diary for the previous day’s food consumption (a blank food diary
is provided as a handout)
You do not have to share this unless they want to do so.
When you write your food diary for yesterday consider what affected your food
choices,
e.g.
money,
family likes/dislikes,
cooking skills/facilities,
mood, time,
where you ate
and who you ate with.

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Credits
Scottish Government Eatwell guide images and information – Eatwell Guide
Food a fact of life – Images and information - Eatwell guide
Images used under license from Shutterstock.com:- brain cartoon,