Delores, J. "Factors Influencing Food Essay

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The study also determined that individuals making such changes could not count on support from friends or relatives and that other barriers to adopting better nutritional practices included the absence of any perceived urgency, and the greater cost and worse taste of foods considered more healthful.

In terms of identifying specific segments of the population studied that might benefit from efforts to increase nutritional knowledge and improve nutritional choices, the study determined that young adults, adult women, men with health problems, all individuals with life-threatening health problems, and the elderly might be encouraged to make better nutritional choices with easier access to nutritional information. Finally, the study suggested that viable approaches for distributing nutritional information to these sub-groups included utilizing churches, neighborhood grocery stores, and local restaurants for that purpose.


Applying the Results to Practice

The results of this study probably apply much more widely to other populations featuring ethnic and cultural orientation. As a practitioner, I would use these results to develop approaches to overcome these types of barriers to the effective dissemination of information in ways that actually promoted meaningful changes. In some instances, that might include developing ways of improving nutritional quality within the framework of traditional cultural and ethnic nutritional practices. In addition, I would attempt to emphasize the health and longevity consequences of long-term poor nutritional choices to families as a means of encouraging greater support for individuals in need of….....

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