1. How do we rely on others to provide for us?

Regardless of whether you

cook or not list 3 ways people provide food to you.

Agriculturers, whether local or from afar provide food to us as they raise livestock, grow
crops (even if they are mass produced through machinery, they still own the land and
plantations).

Food truckers, air/sea freight vehicles, rail transport, all these require people bringing
other people foods. The food industry relies on mass exports and imports and therefore
we need people.

Lastly, the closest providers to us economically and most likely geographically, are local
grocers and restaurant owners. The people who allow us to purchase food from them
whether at local farmer’s markets or at Walmarts and Targets are fundamental for our
survival. I know some people who basically live life on the road and rely almost solely
on restaurants, they wouldn’t have any food if it weren’t for the food provided and
cooked for them everywhere.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of human nutritional needs and the role of

nutrition in improving individual health and the societal economic
impact of food choices.

There aren’t necessarily ‘bad foods’ and ‘good foods,’ there are proper consumption
amounts and regulations that are needed in order to consider any meal a ‘healthy
choice.’ All in all, though a universal diet that includes the sustainable diet of
macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein, fat, etc.) will benefit a person.

“Research has clearly shown that a lifestyle that includes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables,
and whole grains, coupled with regular exercise, can enhance our quality of life in the
short term and keep us healthy for many years to come.” pg. 1 (Wardlaw)

Such habits of eating aforementioned diet and exercising can help one lower their risk
of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

3.​ ​Explain the impact that the food industry has on human food choices
and the subsequent relationship to health and disease at the individual,
societal, and environmental level.

Healthy eating habits may be difficult to develop when such oppressive counterattacks
are made by companies and advertise that promote indulgence. According to a study in
2012 by Yale university, $4.8 billion dollars are spent on television ads for food (pg. 4,
Wardlaw). Most of these ads are geared toward a younger demographic, and as a result
a climbing statistic in obesity in young people is occurring. Culture, and convenience
also affect factors that are closely associated with what makes up a person’s diet. What
is easier / cheaper to afford is a very large influence over consumers.

Heart disease is becoming the leading cause of death in countries all over the world,
whether they be first-world countries in which people are more likely to have food
security, or in other countries that are considered underdeveloped, obesity and type 2
diabetes, (and other illnesses caused by poor diet) seem to be a growing problem.
Processed food options are becoming more popular as they are a convenient
alternative to meal preps, and they are part of the ever-growing dilemma of obesity in
society. People are running out of time to be healthy.
Wardlaw, Gordon M., et al. ​Contemporary Nutrition: a Functional Approach​. McGraw-Hill

Education, 2015.