Special Diets
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- Created on: 21-04-14 08:48
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- Special Diets
- Food Intolerence
- An adverse reaction to a food/food ingredient eg.milk which is repeatable, not in the mind and the immune system is NOT involved
- Coeliac Disease
- When the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue
- Common digestive disorder where the body has an adverse reaction to gluten
- Causes inflammation of the large intestine
- If untreated may lead to bowel cancer
- Avoid pasta, cereal, cake, bread, sauce, ready meals, processed meats
- Symptoms: Constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, wind, abdominal pain, weight loss, tiredness and lack of growth in children
- When the body doesn't have the right enzyme to digest the substance
- Large amounts may act as a drug eg.large amounts of caffine may cause migranes
- Lactose Intolerence
- Common digestive problem where the body is unable to digest lactose, a type of sugar found in dairy products
- Symptoms: Bloated stomach, wind, diarrhoea
- Avoid dairy products, baked goods, bread, cereals, salad dressings, sweets
- When the person doesn't produce enough of the lactase enzyme so the lactose stays in the digestive system where it is fermented by bacteria
- May lead to osteoporosis or Crohms disease
- Check with the chef
- Energy Balance
- Obesity is 'Abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health'
- Energy In > Energy Out = Weight Gain
- Energy Out > Energy In = Weight Loss
- Body Mass Index
- BMI=kg ÷ m²
- Factors affecting energy requirements
- Age
- BMR
- Activity level
- Gender
- State of body eg. Pregnant/ lactating/Illness
- BMR - The rate at which a person uses energy to maintain basic bodily functions eg. Heartbeat
- Food Allergies
- When the body's immune system reacts to a certain food. Can be life threatening
- Food allergies are more commonly found and developed in children
- eg. Peanut, egg, fish, soya, fruit and veg.
- Anaphylaxis Reaction
- Symptoms in different parts of the body-if untreated may be fatal
- The body attacks the food as a foreign substance . If untreated may be fatal
- Exclude food causing problem
- Check labels
- Find alternatives
- Modify reciepes
- Food Intolerence
- Energy In > Energy Out = Weight Gain
- May lead to osteoporosis or Crohms disease
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