I am going to explain how different factors can affect someones dietary intake and their health. I will start with using myself as an example

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Unit 21

Assignment 3

P3

I am going to explain how different factors can affect someone’s dietary intake and their health. I will start with using myself as an example.

Dietary habits

When I wake up in the morning I very rarely eat breakfast, I have been in this habit since I was about thirteen years old this is due to me waking up late and getting ready for school and then not having enough time to eat anything, this would affect me by making me feel very tired during the day because of the lack of nutrients in my body, I find it hard to concentrate during the day and I feel as though I have no energy this is because I am not consuming nutrients to give my body energy. If I continue to do this it will cause my blood sugar levels to decrease this can be called hypoglycaemia and can cause severe symptoms such as dizziness, sweating, being pale and feeling weak. The foods people usually have for breakfast are toast, porridge and cereal these foods are high in carbohydrates and protein they provide energy for the body and help with the physical growth of the body.

Another dietary habit I have is drinking energy drinks and this is a very unhealthy thing to do because energy drinks contain a lot of sugar and caffeine, when I drink an energy drink while skipping a meal it takes away my hunger which is very unhealthy because I am replacing nutrients that should be in my body with sugar and having too much sugar in my body can lead to getting type 2 diabetes. Drinking too many energy drinks is the reason why I cannot sleep at night because energy drinks contain caffeine which is a drug and this affects the central nervous system to increase the body’s alertness and the flow of faster thoughts this causes restlessness and can lead to anxiety. When the body consumes too much caffeine it can lead to high blood pressure and can affect the heart.

 With energy drinks not making me feel hungry and keeping me awake all night it causes me to skip breakfast and other meals which lead to my body not having the nutrients I need to physically develop such as vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates.

Lifestyle

With going to college most of the days in the week, on the days I have to go into college I rarely eat breakfast so for a few hours my body has little amount of energy which makes me feel tired and affects my concentration. I don’t get the nutrients from breakfast meals such as toast and cereals so my body doesn’t get enough fibre and carbohydrates and on the Eat well plate it shows that most of our diet should consist of carbohydrates. At college I have fifteen minutes for break so I don’t have enough time to eat a meal to make up for breakfast so I just eat a flapjack and drink lots of water this gives my body a little more energy and the water makes me feel hydrated and helps me to concentrate better. The college is surrounded by fast food places which tempts me to eat fast food, this means my body consumes fat which is good for the diet because it provides energy for the body but also makes the body feel lazy because of the heavy food and it could make my body feel too full and not want to eat dinner. Due to having coursework I spend the evening doing it this makes me eat dinner quite late, this is unhealthy because meals eaten after six o’clock are stored in the body as fat and if I have too much fat in my body it can lead to obesity. I also don’t have any snacks in between which means my body is not having any nutrients to refuel my body. Due to being busy during the week my body does not get enough nutrients but it does get a lot of water but not many carbohydrates or protein. However on weekends I do manage to eat three meals a day and snacks, I start my day with breakfast that contain a good amount of carbohydrates I then try to follow the Eat well plate to make sure I have a lot of protein and eat vegetables with my dinner to increase my intake of vitamins and minerals.

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Economic

When coming to college I have £5 to spend every day £2 of this goes on bus fair which leaves me with £3 for a meal. At lunch because I am so hungry I try to spend my money on a full meal and the usual meal I get is steak and naan bread with salad, according to the eat well plate this is quite healthy it is red meat which contains protein the meat is grilled which makes it healthier and the bread contains carbohydrates while the salad contains vitamins and mineral, I feel as though £3 is ...

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