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DIET – IT’S A
LIFESTYLE!
Key stages in life
• Why does the body require different amounts of energy
during different stages?
• age;
• gender;
• body size;
• level of activity.
Key stages in life
• Pre-conception & Pregnancy
• Infants
• Pre-School Children
• School Children
• Teenagers/Adolescence
• Adulthood
• Older Adults
Pre-conception & Pregnancy
• Maintaining a healthy diet is important before conception
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to give the foetus the best developmental environment.
What about male nutrition for pre-conception?!
Optimal development of the foetus
Supplements recommended before conception? What
can a folic acid deficiency cause?
Supplements during pregnancy? What can vitamin D
supplementation avoid? Iron?
What supplements should be avoided?
Energy requirements? Eating for two?!
Infants
• Breastfeeding: Why is it important for the mother to eat a
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healthy, varied diet during this time?
What should mothers avoid?
Formula – what does it need to contain?
Weaning – at what age should it start and for how long?
Should any foods be avoided?
Can a child be weaned onto a vegetarian diet?
Childhood
• Energy requirements are high relative to body size, as
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they are growing rapidly
Eatwell plate model
Pre-school: nutrient dense, protein, vits&minerals
Dental Health
School age: still growing and can be very active,
maintaining a healthy weight
Teenagers
• Physiological, physical and behavioural changes occur
• Vitamin and mineral requirements are higher
• Healthy weight maintenance
Adulthood
• Nutritional requirements
• 5 a day
• Energy balance – Exercise vs food intake
• BMI
• Supplementation
Adult Health
• What can elevate the risks of diseases?
Women
Men
Cancer
• Alcohol consumption – Breast cancer
• Being overweight > increased risk
• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in
men in the UK and the second most common
type of cancer in men in the world today.
• There is concern that a high calcium intake may
increase cell growth and cell division in the
prostate, which may provoke the development of
cancer cells
CVD
• Major cause of death in post-menopausal
women
• Diet high in sat fat/salt
• Heart disease is the leading cause of premature
death amongst men.
• Inactivity, high sat fat/salt
Type 2 diabetes
• Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of type 2 diabetes
A balanced diet for adults
To reduce the risk of developing these diseases, it is important to:
• eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables;
• opt for healthier fats;
• get enough dietary fibre;
• keep well hydrated;
• stay active;
• drink alcohol in moderation;
• not smoke.
Older Adults
• Energy requirements decrease 50yrs<
• Why might they eat less?
• How do we ensure that older adults maintain good
health?
• Healthy Ageing
• Cognitive decline/
Stroke
• Osteoporosis