• Utilizing the first article, discuss what is locally grown and what is currently in season in your area. I am fortunate enough to live in a community where we really believe in supporting small local businesses. Our farmers market is extremely popular every week on Saturday’s where everyone from the town comes out to socialize while getting their weekly groceries done! Everything in our farmers market is organic, coming straight from the farms of Yuba City.
• Discuss your thoughts on seasonal/local foods and hospital menus. I would have lots of visits to the hospital when my cousin was diagnosed with cancer. I would often spend many days with her, and would always find the need to question her meals every day. They never looked fresh, appetizing, or flavorful. The vegetables looked lifeless, the fruit always lacked the vibrant colors, and the the only seasoning used was salt or pepper. To me this was unacceptable. I have loved what the hospitals have done in UK and wish we would do something similar in America very soon. I would also love if every hospital used their local farms to order fresh, organic ingredients for all patients! A little comfort food can go a long way with patients who just need a little bit of sunshine in their dark times stuck in a hospital.
• What are your thoughts on the second article? Have you heard of obesogens before? I have never heard of obesogens before. I was very shocked to find out that they are, "dietary, pharmaceutical, and industrial compounds that may alter metabolic processes and predispose some people to gain weight.8,9"
It is a very scary thought to know that due to the environment, some particles can cause obesity in people.
• Pick one of the potential obesogens discussed in the article and using your resources from earlier modules (such as toxnet), do some research on this potential obesogen. Share what you found! Learning about chemical pesticides that lead to obesity stuck out to me. I learned that pesticides in food and water have been linked to obesogen in young children. It increases their BMI and insulin resistance in rodents. Some important medications that a diabetic patient would need to survive have also been linked to graining mass pounds of weight.
Sources:https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.120-a62
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ReplyDeleteI agree...I think hospitals need to do a better job of serving better food. I actually feel badly for patients when they have to eat that food. Its depressing! And how do we expect patients to get better if they aren't eating fresh food.