Research About Human Beings, Bio-Induviduality: Nutrition

Nutrition
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Nutrition
Every human being is unique from all other human beings. This is a tenet that is accepted politically and socially. Science has proved this by use and comparison of our biometric data. A human's fingerprints cannot be similar to any other human, dead or alive. A key conundrum in identical twins who share facial similarities and other physical attributes will not share the same bio data CITATION Jos10 \l 1033 (Pato & Lynette I. Millett, 2010). The application for this has had an enormous impact in the security industry and law enforcement. Apart from physical characteristics, psychological studies have indicated that human beings are unique on a psychological level. The development of niche psychological disciplines such as indigenous psychology that allow psychology professionals to treat conditions based on the location of the individual. The study based on the understanding that culture and location socialize human being differently. Thus, a blanket approach would be counterproductive CITATION Neu07 \l 1033 (Neustadt & Steve Pieczenik, 2007). The paper, therefore, questions the rationale behind the blanket approach towards nutrition taken by experts. The assumption that a singular diet can work for a large population with minimal population disavows the unique characteristics of every human being. The paper looks at the notion of bio-individuality, a relatively new approach towards diet. It espouses the belief that the body has the capability to determine what it requires to eat. The paper will thus dissect bio-individuality and determine its efficacy.
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The term, “we are what we eat,” has been overly used to advise on proper meal habits. To a large extent, this is correct. In the United States, there has been an increase in the number of adults and children affected by obesity. Obesity resulting from poor lifestyle choices and improper eating habits CITATION Cen16 \l 1033 (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). This is fuelled by the American fast food culture that has resulted in citizens preferring food that are high in fats, salts, sodium, with little protein and vitamins. The result is population suffering from illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, etc.
However, the rise in obesity has fuelled demand for diet regimes in the nation. Experts and pundits alike have called for diets that require individuals from refraining from certain foods. These diets are often not empirically tested to determine their suitability. Where tests are conducted, they are on a small subset of the population that is not representative. The diets do not take into account the different physical and chemical make-up of individuals. Where some individuals despite eating diets with a high fat content will not get become overweight. However. A different set of individuals is at risk of becoming over-weight by partaking of a diet with minimal fat content CITATION Neu07 \l 1033 (Neustadt &a...