CBSS Humanities Flip Classroom Package

Lesson 4

This lesson must be completed by

Week 1 June Vacation

2016 Pure Geog

Impact of excess food consumption

• Dual level impact (individuals and countries)• Impact measured in 3 areas:–Health–Economic–Social

Health

• Excessive consumption of food will lead to adverse effects on health.

• Obesity and related illness– Condition of being overweight due to excessive

consumption of nutrients– Large storage of body fats leading to being overweight– Related illnesses include kidney failure, liver disease,

hypertension.– Key causes are excessive consumption of salt, sugar,

alcohol, processed food, red meat, etc.

Refer to Fig 2.35 (pg115) of textbook

Economic

• Obesity leads to lower economic productivity and increases public health costs.

• Lower productivity – Taking more days of leave due to obesity-related

health issues.– Lower productivity leads to lower income .– More sick days means less learning days, loss of

educational opportunities

Economic

• Higher public health expenditure– Public funding needs to be channelled to

healthcare.– Less funding for other economic areas like

industries and education.– Chronic obesity-related health conditions like

cardiovascular disease and diabetes require long term government funding and infrastructure investment.

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Social• Excessive food consumption has social impacts

like food wastage and dieting.• Food wastage– When there is excess food, there is less care in

handling food. – Large amounts of food is wasted. – Common issue in Developed Countires.– Both food producers and food consumers throw

away food that is still edible.– Large amount of energy gone into the food

production is also lost.

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Dieting

• Overweight people may choose to go on a diet to lose weight.

• A practice of regulating the amount of food consumed in order to maintain an ideal weight.

• Often includes some physical exercise.• Dieting brings individual benefits. Also brings

economic benefits.

Dieting economy

• In 2012, the weight loss industry in USA was valued at $20 billion.

• From publications, medication to medical procedures.

• Weight loss industry is a major employer .• Inappropriate dieting may cause diet-related

issues like– Iron-deficiency anaemia, depression, etc.

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Review

• What are the areas of impact that excess food consumption causes?

• How does excess food consumption lead to Health issues?

• How does excess food consumption impact the economy?

• How does excess food consumption impact society?

Bring your textbook to school

•We will be looking at Pitstop 7 during the Week 1 Holiday SRP.• Pg 117.