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CURRENT TREND IN NUTRITION

( MEAL PATTERNS )
Under Supervisor :
Prof.Dr. Seham Abbas Tharwat

BY :
Menna Tallah Abdalhamed Adel
Nosaiba Mamdoh Saed Ahmed
Mariam Mamdoh Saed Ahmed
Meal Patterns :
People have many different eating occasions daily,
the motivations for which will differ from one
occasion to the next. Most studies investigate the
factors that influence habitual food choice but it
may be useful to investigate what influences food
choice at different eating occasions .
The effects of snacking on health have been
debated widely . Evidence shows that snacking can
have effects on energy and nutrient intakes but not
necessarily on body mass index. However,
individuals with normal weight or overweight may
differ in their coping strategies when snack foods
are freely available and also in their compensatory
mechanisms at subsequent meals .Moreover,
snack composition may be an important aspect in
the ability of individuals to adjust intake to meet
energy needs .
Helping young adults to choose healthy snack
choices poses a challenge to many health
professionals . In the home, rather than forbidding
unhealthy snacks, a more positive approach may
be the introduction of healthy snack options over
time.
Moreover, healthy food choices outside the home
also need to be made more readily available.

Psychological Factors :
➢ Stress :
Psychological stress is a common feature of modern
life and can modify behaviours that affect health,
such as physical activity, smoking or food choice.
The influence of stress on food choice is complex
not least because of the various types of stress one
can experience. The effect of stress on food intake
depends on the individual, the stressor and the
circumstances. In general, some people eat more
and some eat less than normal when experiencing
stress .
The proposed mechanisms for stress induced
changes in eating and food choice are motivational
differences (reduced concern about weight
control), physiological (reduced appetite caused by
the processes associated with stress) and practical
changes in eating opportunities, food availability
and meal preparation.
Studies also suggest that if work stress is
prolonged or frequent, then adverse dietary
changes could result, increasing the possibility of
weight gain and consequently cardiovascular risk.

➢ Mood :
Hippocrates was the first to suggest the healing
power of food , however , it was not until the
middle ages that food was considered a tool to
modify temperament and mood . Today it is
recognised that food influences our mood and that
mood has a strong influence over our choice of
food .
Interestingly, it appears that the influence of food
on mood is related in part to attitudes towards
particular foods. The ambivalent relationship with
food- wanting to enjoy it but conscious of weight
gain is a struggle experienced by many. Dieters,
people with high restraint and some women report
feeling guilty because of not eating what they
think they should . Moreover, attempts to restrict
intake of certain foods can increase the desire for
these particular foods, leading to what are
described as food cravings.
Women more commonly report food cravings than
do men. Depressed mood appears to influence the
severity of these cravings. Reports of food cravings
are also more common in the premenstrual phase,
a time when total food intake increases and a
parallel change in basal metabolic rate occurs .
Thus, mood and stress can influence food choice
behaviour and possibly short and long term
responses to dietary intervention.

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