Health – Food and health

By the end of this lesson you will have:

• Familiarised yourself with the Epidemiological transition

model• Learnt about food and health

and how the two are connected

• Investigated a case study about the link between food and

health

Re-Cap – Odd One Out

• A) $24 billion/Physical Activity/UK• B) Influenza/AIDS/Heart Disease• C) High Blood Pressure/High

Cholesterol/Walking• D) Affluence/N.C.D.s/Infectious Diseases• E) Morbidity/Mortality/Death Rates• Write your answers on a post-it and stick on

the board

Epidemiological Transition Model

• 1. Modernisation and development creates epidemiological transition

• 2. With modernisation, or increasing affluence, comes a different range of illnesses

• 3. Initially there were 3 stages ranging from pestilence to ‘human induced illness’

• 4. There are 3 variations of the basic model which correlates to different areas and the speed to which they pass through the stages ‘western’, ‘accelerated’ and ‘delayed’

Epidemiological Transition Model

• Study the graph on page 21• Describe what you see • Complete the activity on the bottom of page

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Famine

• F.A.O = Food and Agricultural Society• 800million have chronic malnutrition• Enough food is produced globally to provide

2,700calories to everyone each day• Malnutrition = a condition from dietary

deficiency• Undernourishment = Not eating enough food

over a period of time

Famine

• We live in a globalised world – why isn’t everyone getting their fair share?

• Natural events and human mismanagement• May be food exported but not that individual families

can afford

3 Reasons why famine occurs:• DROUGHT• ARITHMETIC CROP GROWTH• PRICE INFLATION

Drought Case Study

Short Term Solutions to Famine

• SHORT TERM• Usually carried out by N.G.Os such as charities.

Aquinas alone raises significant amounts of money for CAFOD who respond to famines

• Overdependence can be a problem with short term aid – there is only a limited supply and it might damage the local agricultural economy

• TASK: To remember the issues relating to famine relief C.D.F.I.C.T – stick on walls

Long Term Solutions to Famine

• Making famine help more productive• Usually comes in farming – SYNTHESIS• Using improved technology or fertilisers• Getting the produce to markets more quickly

whilst it is still fresh and desirable• Easing international trade and cancelling

national debts• Drop the Debt – Make Poverty History

Obesity

Obesity

Supersize Me

Reducing Obesity

• In what ways would you keep yourself healthy?

• Government campaigns• It is of utmost importance the governments,

N.G.Os and private companies keep their citizens healthy

Extension Task/Homework

• ‘Discuss causes and consequences of periodic famine’ – 15 Jan 2012

• Famine: what is famine incl. examples• What are the causes of famine?• Which strata of society will suffer the most?• Consequences: Livestock, food, mass

migration• International aid efforts

Extension Task/Homework

• ‘Discuss causes and consequences of obesity’• Obesity: what is obesity incl. examples• What are the causes of obesity?• Which strata of society will suffer the most?• Consequences: N.C.Ds, government, social• Government attempts to stop obesity