Religious Dietary Practices
Common dietary restriction for Islam during Ramadan.
What is not eating or drinking between dawn and sunset?
A recommended primary food for infants to decrease food allergies and intolerances and promote immunity through IgA antibodies.
What is breastmilk?
Scorbutic gums are swollen, ulcerated, and bleed because of this vitamin deficiency.
What is vitamin C?
Caloric excess with weight >20% above ideal body weight. A Category that has a body mass index (BMI) at or above 30.
What is Obesity?
Oranges, strawberries, tomatoes, and green peppers are high is this vitamin.
What is Vitamin C?
Lacto-vegetarianism and restrictions of alcohol are often favored by this religious group.
What is Hinduism?
This vitamin is recommended during pregnancy to decrease the risk of neural tube defects.
What is folic acid (folate) or vitamin B9?
Chronic vitamin D and calcium deficiencies in children may cause this disorder.
What is Rickets?
Protein malnutrition is often defined by a decrease in serum transferrin and this other laboratory finding.
What is serum albumin?
Dairy, broccoli, sardines, and dark, leafy greens are high in this nutrient.
What is calcium?
Religion that restricts meat during certain holidays including Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays in Lent.
What is Catholicism?
The age that cows milk is normally introduced.
What is 12 months?
Glossitis is a swollen, beefy red-colored tongue caused by this vitamin deficiency.
What is vitamin B-complex OR What are the B Vitamins? (Includes B3, B6, B9, B12)?
Medical term for wasting syndrome commonly linked to chronic conditions such as cancer. A condition of unintentional, significant weight loss and muscle loss.
What is cachexia?
Bananas, cantaloupe, raisins, nuts, fish, and spinach are high in this nutrient.
What is potassium?
Orthodox Judaism followers will not eat this food during Passover (holiday in early spring).
What is leavened foods? (bread, cake, cookies, cereal, pasta, and most alcoholic beverages and processed foods)
Girls typically increase their weight between the ages of 8 to 14 by this amount (one quarter, double, or triple).
What is double their weight?
Follicular hyperkeratosis is dry, bumpy skin associated with this vitamin deficiency.
What is vitamin A deficiency?
Type of protein malnutrition caused by diets high in calories with little or no protein and cause systemic edema.
What is Kwashiorkor?
Avocados, sunflower seeds, almonds, and some fish (abalone, salmon and trout) are high in this vitamin.
What is vitamin E?
Religion that is commonly vegetarian but also avoids the "Five Pungent Spices" of garlic, onion, scallions, chives, and leeks.
What is Buddhism?
Sarcopenic obesity (low muscle mass and excess fat) is most commonly found in this age group.
Aging adult
This nutrient deficiency causes a pale tongue and conjunctivae as well as brittle, ridged, or spoon-shaped nails.
What is Iron deficiency?
Syndrome criteria having 3+ of 5 biomarkers (high glucose, obesity, HTN, high HDL and triglycerides) and significantly increases risk for heart disease and diabetes.
What is Metabolic syndrome?
Sweet potato, carrot, black-eyed peas, and pumpkin pie are high in this vitamin.
What is vitamin A?