Question

Deen to TOWErTIei soCTu ItaRe What is meant by food insecurity? How would you determine if a patient was food insecure? 21

Answer 1

1.Food insecurity refers to the unavailability of the foods to the people who are in need of it.

Some of the ways to determine whether the patient was food insecure are

• Presence of any mental health problems making them not aware of having food or avoiding it
• Financial status to assess whether the nutritional food is possible or not to a patient
• Unemployment puts one at risk for food insecurity
• The place of residence where they live and the type of food available to them

Some of the social and psychological factors which can influence the food habits are

• On the grounds of values and beliefs which they have practiced generation after generation
• An attitude towards the effects of a food products based on their benefits and ille effects
• Habits of eating certain foods and avoiding others like vegans avoid non veg
• Stress,sleep levels greatly alter or influence the choice of food
• Religion (certain ) allows only a restricted type of food ,following timings etc., can influence food habits
• Drinking is considered to be a trend found from a get together to an sentinal event.

For instance

Some of the food custom followed by Jainism is to avoid foods from underground or root foods.Doing so or eating this food is an act of killing a life entirely.

Vegans following only plant based food due to their habits ,religion, culture and practices

This may greatly influence their health leading to some micronutrient deficiencies if not substituted with the right amount of other equal foods.