Effects of improper food intake on an individual’s health

Nutrition is the most important part of our diet. We eat different types of foods which gives us nutrition. If it
is consumed in higher or lesser quantity then it may cause many different diseases. There are so many
nutrition capsules available in the market but it is clinically proven that consuption of nutrition in our diet is
more helpful than taking vitamins and minerals directly through tablet.


Common diseases due to nutrition deficieny in our diet are: 

1.Ricketsa.Causes-Deficiency of vitamin d along with calcium and potassium in our body.
b.Effects-Weak and soft bones, bowed legs and deformed legs.
c.Sources of nutrition-Fish, oil, liver and so on.
2.Scurvya.Causes-Deficiency of vitamin c .
b.Effects-Decaying of skin and gums, inability in the formation of teeth and bones.
c.Sources of nuitrition-Oranges, lemon and so on.
3.Beri-Beria.Causes-Deficiency of vitamin b1 in the body.
b.Effects-Cardiovascular problems, altered muscle coordination.
c.Sources of nutrition-Meat, egg, whole grain, dried beans should be consumed regularly.


Food Poisoning 
Most common type of food-borne disease.Symptoms-Nausea(a stomach discomfort and the sensation of vomiting), fever, headache,
abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting lasts two to seven days
. These symptoms usually occurs
within some hours to two days.
Causes-The food that comes in contact with contaminated foods during cooking or if some part
of food is uncooked and is kept for long hours may result in food poisoning. Some of the other
causes of food poisoning are bacteria, parasites and virus. Salmonella is the most common
bacteria. According to a report of CDC(centers for disease control and prevention) in every
100,000 food poisoning cases approximately 20,000 cases are of Salmonella infection.
Prevention-When cooking wash utensils, hands and foods should be washed properly before
cooking.
Treatment- Avoid caffeine, remain hydrated, medications like Imodium and Pepto-Bismol can
help to control diarrhea and suppress nausea.medications like
Imodium and Peptpo-Bismol can
help to control diarrhea and suppress nausea.


Eating disorder
It is a kind of mental disorder in which people have abnormal eating habit and if neglected
for a long time then could negatively affect an individual’s body.


Different types of Eating Disorder- 
1.Anorexia nervosa-If it is not treated or neglected for a long period time then it may cause
osteoporosis, severe constipation, low blood pressure, dry or yellow skin, growing of fine hair on the whole
body, mild anaemia,drop in body temperature feeling cold all the time, brain damage, heart damage,
infertility, under-weight and feeling tired all the time.
Symptoms-An individual is:-
a.Very thin still very much concious about gaining weight.
b. Eating very little.
c.Having bad perception about his/her self steem and body image due to their body weight.
2.Bulimia nervosa-People with bulimia nervosa usually conssume vast quantity of food and
after they do forced vommiting, excessive fasting,excessive exercise or the combination of all these. Their
condition is not like the people with anorexia nervosa but their weight is relatively normal.
Symptoms-An individual has:-
a.Sore throat.
b.Swollen salivary glands in the neck and the jaw area.

c.Severe dehydration.
d.Gastric problems.
e.electrolyte imbalance which can lead to heart attack or stroke.
f.Intestinal problem.


Causes of eating disorder-Depression.Negative Body Image.Self Steam.Nutritional deficiencies.Genetics.

Treatment of eating disorder-First of all if any of your family member has any of these symptoms then contact to a docter without
wasting more time.
There are major therapies which help in treatment of eating disorder. Such as art therapy, dance
therapy, medical nutrition therapy, family therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy. To know on which
therapy you to work, you should consult to a health professional.


Effects of fast food on an individual
Fast food tasty but has lack of nutritions. Due to great taste of it sometime people preper fast food
over other nutritious food. According to the Food Institute’s analysis of data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, millennials spend approximately 45% of their food budget eating out. There are
some of the problems which are the result of overdose of fast food. They are following:-
1.Gastric problems.
2.Since Fast food’s are rich in fat, sugar and carbohydrates therefore overdose of fast food results in
increase of fat in an individual.
3.The chances of depression in people who consume alot fast food is 51% more the people who
consume very less amount of fast food.
4.Overconsumption of fast food may have negative impacts on an individual’s reproductive system.
5.Overconsumption of fast food may have negative impacts on skin and hair.
Effect of food the environmentIn some areas of the world same type of crops are grown since years. Growing same type type of crop
for years depletes the soil. When there is decrease in the quality of soil then a huge amount of pesticides are
used to grow the crops. The tremendous use of pesticides and fertilizers shows negative impact on the
natural wildlife as well as the quality of water. There are so many dead zones(Part of oceans, rivers and lakes
in which content of oxygen is very less and no animals can live there). These dead zone are formed due to
the increase in concentration of chemicals in the water level. Gulf of Mexico is the world’s largest dead zone.
 

-Puneet Verma(1801133)

1 comment:

  1. Worst post for the following reasons:

    lifted from various web sources
    this is not a blog post
    sounds like a report
    moralistic in tone
    no connection between one section and the other

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