How to improve nutrition in The Bahamas

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By: Donovan L. Ingraham
Corporate Wellness Coordinator
How we eat, affects our FUTURE

2. STATISTICS

3. 1st Decade: 0 – 10 years old
• Rapid human growth.
• Fat child becomes a fat adult.
• Food likes and dislikes
established.
2nd Decade: 10 – 20 years old
• Growth of appetite and
structure driven by
hormones(puberty).
3rd Decade: 20 – 30 years old
• Lifestyle changes promotes
weight gains.
• Examples: college, marriage,
living with a partner, and
parenthood.
4th Decade: 30 – 40 years old
• Increase in stress levels
which affects eating habits
in 80% of the population.
5th Decade: 40 – 50 years old
• Adults change their behavior
as their health dictates.
• Symptoms of illnesses become
more visible.
6th Decade: 50 – 60 years old
• 0.5 – 1% muscle loss per year
(sarcopenia)
• Increased need for protein
consumption.
7th Decade: 60 – 70+ years old
• Older age brings poor appetite and lack
of hunger.
• Food becomes a social experience but
the loss of a partner OR family takes the
pleasure out of eating.

4. Ectomorphs:
- Need to eat minimum 6 meals a day.
- High requirement for fiber and protein
combinations.
- Weight lifting recommended for weight
gain.
Mesomorphs:
- Need for minimum 6 small meals a
day.
- High requirement for fiber and
protein combinations.
- A mixture of weight lighting and
cardiovascular exercises needed for
maintenance.
- Fruit &Vegetable is very important
to protect again Non-
communicable diseases.
Endomorphs:
- Maximum 3 ‘balanced meals per day.
- Should monitor forms of protein and carbs
consumed.
- High requirement for fruit and vegetable
consumption for weight loss.
- Cardiovascular exercises most beneficial. Light
weight or body exercises with large repetition
enhances weight loss.
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5. WHO says…”Obesity is a disease.”

7. The Portion Plate

8. How to read a Nutrition Label

9. Food Labels:TheTraffic Light System

10. - Additives & Preservatives
- Stabilizers
- Artificial Sugars

11. Research Study – Satiety & Satisfaction
Duncan, K. H., and J. A. Bacon. "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition."The
Effects of High and Low Energy Density Diets on Satiety, Energy Intake, and Eating Time of
Obese and Nonobese Subjects. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015.
• LED: Energy density average was 0.7 kcal/g and fiber content was 7g/1000 kcal
• HED: Energy density average was 1.5 kcal/g and fiber content was 1g/1000 kcal

13. Lifestyle Changes

16. Why pay more for FOREIGN Foods???

18. http://www.foodsystemprimer.org/food-and-
nutrition/food-marketing-and-labeling/
FOOD MARKETING

19. Well-directed taxes on calories, sugar, or fat might be
economically efficient ways of reducing obesity, as
might regulation of television advertising, food
labeling policies, or other nutrition education
programs. Policies that induce the food industry to
redesign foods may be more effective than policies
that rely on inducing response by consumers.
“We do not make food choices
in a vacuum. ... We may believe
that we make informed
decisions about food choice, but
we cannot do so if we are
oblivious of the ways food
companies influence our
choices.”
– Marion Nestle Ph. D, M.P.H.
Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
New York University
Alsoton, Julian M., Joanna P. MacEwan, and Abigail M. Okrant. "The Economics of
Obesity and Related Policy ." Annual Review of Resource Economics 8 (October 2016):
443-65. Web.

21. Food Labels affect Choices

22. Portion size: 1950’s vs 2010’s

23. Accountability
A study published online in the Journal of Women’s Health found
that a significant number of women were unable to recognize small
weight gains – between 4.5 and 8.8pounds – over a period of six
months, and those little gains can add up fast.
SELF MOTIVATION = ACCOUNTABILITY

24. The FUTURE of FOODS

25. The POWER isYOURS!!

26. Thank you!