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Brazil - ANSWERS -- do not eat predatory fish
-90% are religious (catholic)
-everyone has access to healthcare
-appearance counts
-family oriented
-touchy
Japan - ANSWERS --high context
-Nihongo language
-Mt. Fuji
Iran - ANSWERS --relationship with nutrition, family, society, and God
-herbal therapy
-Garmi (hot) vs Sardi (cold)
-Nan bread
-eat on floor
-Ramadan fasting
-Eid al Filtr fast is broken
-Halal Foods
Mexico - ANSWERS --Sep 16 is national day
-cheapest meal is w coffee
,-Catholic (Lent)
-Elders reinforce tradition
-extended family is also important
Cultural Competency - ANSWERS -knowledge & interpersonal skills to increase understanding of
cultures
What are the 3 reasons we need to be culturally competent? - ANSWERS -1. culture's food
habits on health
2. nutritional research, counseling, etc.
3. working with other cultures
What is stage 1 of cultural competency? - ANSWERS -Cultural awareness of one's own values
Ethnocentric - ANSWERS -using own values to evaluate other's behavior;
unconsicously/consciously believe superiority to other cultures
Ethnorelativism - ANSWERS -the belief that groups and subcultures are inherently equal; moral
paralysis
What is stage 2 of cultural competency? - ANSWERS -Cultural knowledge of the target group
What is stage 3 of cultural competency? - ANSWERS -Develop skills in communication,
interpretation, and definition of the target group
What is stage 4 of cultural competency? - ANSWERS -Increased frequency of cultural
encounters
Culture (3) - ANSWERS -values, beliefs, attitudes, practices accepted by a group
,- LEARNED not inherited
-changes over time
Ethnicity - ANSWERS -social identity, cultural membership
-shared behaviors, food habits, language, dress, family structure, common history and location
What factors affect acculturation (4) - ANSWERS -1. length of residency
2. ties with family
3. language
4. education
What are factors of acculturation with food habits - ANSWERS -last practice changed, lack of
native ingredients, convenience/cost, food associated with ethnic identity are most resistant to
adaptation
Health Disparity factors (3) - ANSWERS -1. poverty
2. low education
3. immigrant status
Health Disparities with populations - ANSWERS -- non-hispanic black adults 50% more likely to
die of heart disease/stroke than non-hispanic white
-adult diabetes high w/ hispanics, blacks, adults w college degrees, lower income
-infant mortality for blacks doubled than whites
-suicide rates high with Am. Indian/ Alaskans, whites
The Omnivore's Paradox - ANSWERS -Humans are omnivores
-consume plants/animals
, -no single food provides all nutrition
-must be flexible but cautious to avoid harmful foods
What is the dilemma of the omnivore's paradox - ANSWERS -need to experiment but be
cautious
What are the general definitions of omnivore's paradox - ANSWERS -- attraction to new foods
-preference to familiar foods
What are considered inedible? - ANSWERS --taboos
-edible by animals (corn, insects)
-edible by humans, but not my kind
-edible by humans, but not by me
Define PICA - ANSWERS -eating non-nutritive substances
- ice (pagophagy)
- Starch (amylophagy)
Why do people have PICA? - ANSWERS -body's response to need certain nutrients
-response to hunger
-pregnancy
Why do pregnant women have PICA - ANSWERS -clay/starch reduces nausea, starch makes skin
lighter, reduces stress
Consumer Food Choice Model - ANSWERS -explains factors that influence individual decisions
within a predetermined food sphere