Question

Your assignment is to research (using the reputable websites in this module) the following identifying the special dietary needs for individuals with these health conditions, you might also include recommended physical activity:

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Answer 1

Cancer

Cancer is a disease condition characterised by uncontrollable growth or rapid proliferation of cells of a tissue.

special dietary needs

People with Cancer need to take nutritious foods and have to maintain a healthy body weight.

Recommended diet: Cancer patients have to take foods and drinks that are rich in vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and water)

Foods allowed:

Food with high protein ;

Chicken

Fish

beans

yogurt , milk shakes

eggs and meat

High calorie food such as rice, chappathi, whole grain pasta, bread, oats, corns

Foods to avoid :

* Oily foods, food that contain high salt and sugar

* Processed meat ( sausages, ham and bacon)

* baked and barbequed meat, deep fried and grilled animal meat.

* Pickles, and jams

* Alcohol

* If a patient is having mouth sore, avoid spicy food, citrus fruits ( lemon, oranges), raw vegetables, sharp foods, alcohol

Recommended physical activity: ( 30 minutes moderate to vigorous activity for 5 days per week)

*Aerobic exercise ( jogging, brisk walking and swimming)

* lifting weight for muscle building

* flexibility exercise like stretching exercise.

2. Lactose sensitivity

Inability to fully metabolize lactose is called Lactose intolerance. This condition is due to lactase deficiency, an enzyme to digest Lactose. Lactose is the disaccharide sugar of milk and diary products( C12H22O11). It is a product of glucose and galactose. It is used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

Food allowed ( rich in Calcium): Raw brocoli, poultry, canned salmons or sardines with bones, spinach, almonds, green leafy vegetables, tuna, calcium fortified orange juice.

Food not allowed : Milk and milk products , curds, dry milk powder and milk solids, whey, casein .

Physical activity: Aerobic exercise ( running, swimming ), weght lifting and stretching exercises.

Gluten free

Gluten is a major protein in Cereal grains , especially wheat, responsible for the elasticity in the dough and the structure in baked break. Gluten - free diet is a diet that containing no gluten. People with Celiac disease have to avoid gluten .

Foods to eat:

Fruits, diary , beans, legumes , vegetables, nuts, fish and sea food, Poultry and meet, potato, tapioca, soy , arrowroot

Foods to avoid: Avoid all food that contains wheat,rye , Barley, Oats

Avoid processed foods such as bread, candies, pastas, cereals, cakes and pies, wafers, hot dogs, french fries, seasoned snack foods .

Physical activity: exercise to strengthen body and muscle includes all types of competitive sports, exercises, all physical activity in the daily life can be done by people who are in gluten free diet.

Food allergies

Allergy is a disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to allergens and substances, not harmful to most , and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with Atopy, Asthma and Anaphylaxis . Food allergy is the allergy or hypersensitivity of a person to certain food items.

Food to eat: A person with food allergies should avoid the food items that produce allergic reactions in him. All other food items he can include in his diet.

Food to avoid: Individuals may differ in their response to certain food items. Common allergy producing foods are;

milk, eggs , wheat, soy , tree nuts, certain fish, shellfish, certain vegetables like bringal