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Diet and Nutrition
Staple Foods
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Rice and black beans
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Fresh fruits and vegetables
Deficiencies and Risks
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Iron deficiency
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Vitamin A deficiency
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Underweight to overweight
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Adequate energy intake
Leading Cause of Death
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Cardiovascular diseases
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
BRAZIL
FOOD INFLUENCED BY:
• NATIVE AMERICANS
• PORTUGUESE,
• AFRO-BRAZILLIANS,
• OTHER IMMIGRANTS
MAIN STAPLE
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WHITE RICE
BLACK BEANS
PEANUTS
MANIOC MEAL
DIET
• Beef main meat eaten
• Beef lard
• Olive oil
• Butter
used as fats
Vegetable and fruit consumptions
average 2.3-2.4 servings per day
2nd in sugar consumption
HEALTH ISSUES
* 36% of population is overweight
• Cardiovascular disease
• DEFICIENCIES
• Vitamin A and Iron
JAPAN
• Highest life expectancy in the world.
• 85 years for women
• 79 years for men
• Lowest obesity rate 3% VS. 32% in
American
• Diet
– Rice
– Noodles
– Fish
Leading Causes of Death
•Malignant Neoplasm
•Cancer
•Heart Disease
•Cerebrovascular Disease
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Staple Foods
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Yearly consumption
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Meat, potatoes, and bread
Needless to say...
Death by Heart Disease
119 liters/31 gallons of beer
117 pounds of pork
Germany has over 1,500 types of sausage!
A quarter of the population smokes daily
Life expectancy of 79
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Variety of foods and nutrients due to seasonal
food and multiple courses with every meal.
Italians eat an average of 60 pounds of pasta
per person. USA is 20 pounds.
Italians on average drink 54 liters of wine.
Most in the world.
Staple foods:
o Pasta
o Tomatoes (sauces,
salads, antipastos,
everything)
o Less butter, More
Olive Oil.
8.5% Obesity rate
% of death due to heart disease
25
20
% of death due to heart disease
15
10
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Brazil
Costa Rica
Germany
Italy
Japan
USA
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http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/cos-e.stm
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Food in Every Country: Germany. (2000). Retrieved October 23, 2009, from World Wide Web:
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http://www.paho.org/English/DD/AIS/cp_188.htm#problemas
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