comments
Respond
Comment on the article
Add a citation
Reply with an article
Start a new topic
Edit
Edit article
Delete article
Share
Invite
Link
Embed
Social media
Avatar
View
Graph
Explorer
Focus
Down
Load 1 level
Load 2 levels
Load 3 levels
Load 4 levels
Load all levels
All
Dagre
Focus
Down
Load 1 level
Load 2 levels
Load 3 levels
Load 4 level
Load all levels
All
Tree
SpaceTree
Focus
Expanding
Load 1 level
Load 2 levels
Load 3 levels
Down
All
Down
Radial
Focus
Expanding
Load 1 level
Load 2 levels
Load 3 levels
Down
All
Down
Box
Focus
Expanding
Down
Up
All
Down
Article ✓
Outline
Document
Down
All
Page
Canvas
Time
Timeline
Calendar
Updates
Subscribe to updates
Get updates
Past 24 hours
Past week
Past month
Past year
Pause updates
Contact us
7. Food consumption
The quality, quantity (portion sizes) and frequency (snacking patterns) of an individual’s diet.
RELATED ARTICLES
Explain
⌅
Foresight – Obesity System Map
Foresight – Obesity System Map☜Obesity occurs when energy intake from food and drink consumption is greater than energy expenditure through the body’s metabolism and physical activity over a prolonged period, resulting in the accumulation of excess body fat. However there are many complex behavioural and societal factors that combine to contribute to the causes of obesity.☜F1CEB7
■
7. Food consumption
7. Food consumption☜The quality, quantity (portion sizes) and frequency (snacking patterns) of an individual’s diet.☜5CD992
↳
Nutritional quality of Food & Drink
Nutritional quality of Food & Drink☜☜9FDEF6
↳
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption☜☜9FDEF6
↳
Convenience of food offerings
Convenience of food offerings☜The degree to which food offerings cater to the desire for convenience.☜9FDEF6
↳
Demand for convenience
Demand for convenience☜Consumer demand for convenient (time/effort saving) food offerings.☜9FDEF6
↳
Demand for health
Demand for health☜☜9FDEF6
↳
Energy-density of food offerings
Energy-density of food offerings☜Number of calories per unit food weight☜9FDEF6
↳
Fibre content of Food & Drink
Fibre content of Food & Drink☜☜9FDEF6
↳
Food abundance
Food abundance☜The aggregate amount of food (volume) that is at any moment in time available in UK society.☜9FDEF6
↳
Food exposure
Food exposure☜The number of food cues individuals are confronted with on a daily basis.☜9FDEF6
↳
Food variety
Food variety☜The number of different food products (natural and processed) available at any moment in time.☜9FDEF6
↳
Force of dietary habits
Force of dietary habits☜The degree to which behavioural patterns related to food intake are dictated by routine and habit.☜9FDEF6
↳
Palatability of food offerings
Palatability of food offerings☜☜9FDEF6
↳
Portion size
Portion size☜☜9FDEF6
↳
Rate of eating
Rate of eating☜Time-span devoted to consuming a meal.☜9FDEF6
↳
Tendency to graze
Tendency to graze☜Tendency to eat outside fixed meal times.☜9FDEF6
⇤
Industrial development changes what and how people eat
Industrial development changes what and how people eat☜Economic and industrial development has tended to be accompanied by a historic shift in patterns of food consumption from diets high in cereal and fibre to diets high in sugars, fat, animal-source food and highly-processed foods – creating a socio-cultural environment in which obesity is more likely to emerge in the population.☜FFFACD
⇤
Improve public education, literacy & actions on obesity and nutrition
Improve public education, literacy & actions on obesity and nutrition☜Improve public education, literacy and actions on obesity and nutrition and health. Ensure that all citizens have a requisite level of food choosing, sourcing and preparation, and general food literacy.☜FFFACD
□
1. Biology
1. Biology☜An individuals starting point - the influence of genetics and ill health.☜5CD992
□
2. Activity environment
2. Activity environment☜The influence of the environment on an individual’s activity behaviour, for example a decision to cycle to work may be influenced by road safety, air pollution or provision of a cycle shelter and showers.☜5CD992
□
3. Physical activity
3. Physical activity☜The type, frequency and intensity of activities an individual carries out, such as cycling vigorously to work every day.☜5CD992
□
4. Societal influences
4. Societal influences☜The impact of society, for example the influence of the media, education, peer pressure or culture.☜5CD992
□
5. Individual psychology
5. Individual psychology☜For example a person’s individual psychological drive for particular foods and consumption patterns, or physical activity patterns or preferences.☜5CD992
□
6. Food environment
6. Food environment☜The influence of the food environment on an individual’s food choices, for example a decision to eat more fruit and vegetables may be influenced by the availability and quality of fruit and vegetables near home.☜5CD992
□
Graph of this discussion
Graph of this discussion☜Click this to see the whole debate, excluding comments, in graphical form☜dcdcdc
Enter the title of your article
Enter a short (max 500 characters) summation of your article
Click the button to enter task scheduling information
Open
Enter the main body of your article
Prefer more work space? Try the
big editor
Enter task details
Message text
Select assignee(s)
Due date (click calendar)
RadDatePicker
RadDatePicker
Open the calendar popup.
Calendar
Title and navigation
Title and navigation
<<
<
November 2024
>
<<
November 2024
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
44
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
45
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
46
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
47
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
48
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Reminder
No reminder
1 day before due
2 days before due
3 days before due
1 week before due
Ready to post
Copy to text
Enter
Cancel
Task assignment(s) have been emailed and cannot now be altered
Lock
Cancel
Save
Comment graphing options
Choose comments:
Comment only
Whole thread
All comments
Choose location:
To a new map
To this map
New map options
Select map ontology
Options
Standard (default) ontology
College debate ontology
Hypothesis ontology
Influence diagram ontology
Story ontology
Graph to private map
Cancel
Proceed
+Comments (
0
)
- Comments
Add a comment
Newest first
Oldest first
Show threads
+Citations (
0
)
- Citations
Add new citation
List by:
Citerank
Map
+About
- About
Entered by:-
David Price
NodeID:
#349033
Node type:
Why
Entry date (GMT):
7/31/2014 7:41:00 AM
Last edit date (GMT):
7/31/2014 7:41:00 AM
Show other editors
Incoming cross-relations:
0
Outgoing cross-relations:
2
Average rating:
0
by
0
users
Enter comment
Select article text to quote
Cancel
Enter
welcome text
First name
Last name
Email
Skip
Join
x
Select file to upload