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PEOPLE EAT
Why do humans eat as they
do?
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humans choose the food
they eat due to:
• habit or tradition
• personal preference
• social pressure
• availability
• convenience
• economy
• nutritive value
2
People are not born with a set of
food habits; they acquire or develop
them.
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FACTORS INFLUENCING
FOOD HABITS
2. Objective factors that affect man’s attitude
towards food and eating pattern are the
following:
B. BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
The kind and amount of food eaten and the
manner of eating may vary among different
nutritionally vulnerable groups:
o infants
o preschoolers
o adolescents
o pregnant and lactating mothers
o aged 10
FACTORS INFLUENCING
FOOD HABITS
2. Objective factors that affect man’s
attitude towards food and eating pattern
are the following:
B. BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
State of health also affects the kind &
amount of food eaten.
o Sick individuals are given foods that will
benefit them or prevent further
deterioration of their condition.
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FACTORS INFLUENCING
FOOD HABITS
2. Objective factors that affect man’s
attitude towards food and eating pattern
are the following:
C. TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS
include food processing methods, food
packaging and food storage.
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WHAT ARE FOOD OPINIONS?
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EXAMPLES OF FOOD OPINIONS?
• Batangas
o people attribute having strong bones
and teeth to calamansi
o peanuts as “brain food” and milk as a
fattening food
• Iloilo
o classify foods as hot or cold
o Hot foods are dog’s meat & pepper
o Cold foods are softdrinks, iced foods,
watermelon & young coconuts
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SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS
1.) CARBOHYDRATES
animals’ major source of energy
composed of Carbon, Hydrogen
and Oxygen
CLASSIFICATION OF CARBOHYDRATES
A)MONOSACCHARIDES
also known as SUGARS
simplest form of carbohydrates
FORMS OF MONOSACCHARIDES
• GLUCOSE
aka DEXTROSE
corn syrup
found in the sap of plants
found in human bloodstream
(blood sugar)
FORMS OF MONOSACCHARIDES
• FRUCTOSE
sugar found in fruits
honey
sweetest of all the sugars
FORMS OF MONOSACCHARIDES
• DIHYDROXYACETONE
sugar beets and sugar
cane
CLASSIFICATION OF CARBOHYDRATES
B) DISACCHARIDES
combination of 2 monosaccharides
FORMS OF DISACCHARIDES
• Sucrose
table sugar
• Lactose
milk sugar
• Maltose
not common in food
digestion of starch
juice of barley (sweet taste)
CLASSIFICATION OF CARBOHYDRATES
C) POLYSACCHARIDES
many monosaccharides
FORMS OF POLYSACCHARIDES
• Glycogen
storage form of CHO in plants
• Starch
storage form of CHO in animals
• Cellulose
woody structural component of the cell wall of
plants
• Chitin
component of the exoskeleton of insects and
crustaceans (lobsters and crabs)
ORGANIC MOLECULE
2) Fats
• Provide energy
•Dissolve “fat-soluble” vitamins (ADEK)
• Avoid body organs
collision and cold temperature
2 Types of Fats
ANIMAL VEGETABLE
FATS FATS
SATURATED UNSATURATED
ANIMAL VEGETABLE
PROTEIN PROTEIN
Complete proteins Incomplete proteins
Legumes
Kwashiorkor
commonly
attacks
children of
6 – 26
months old
4. Vitamins
KINDS OF VITAMIN
FAT- WATER-
SOLUBLE SOLUBLE
Vitamin A Vitamin B
Vitamin D Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
•Fat Soluble Vitamins
• Require fat for the stomach to allow them to be
carried into the blood stream for use (absorption).
• Can be stored in the body for later use.