High Risk Behaviors Nutrition And Childbearing

High-Risk Behaviors Nutrition and Childbearing
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High-Risk Behaviors Nutrition and Childbearing
Introduction The diversity of global cultures closely influences the variety of foods consumed, frequency, and other elements. These aspects translate to grounded healthy behavior that significantly impacts specific groups’ overall health in such communities. As a result, Szczebyło et al. (2022) acknowledge that different cultures’ food preparation and consumption approaches could give rise to high-risk nutritional behaviors. While some are general and commonplace across the population, others emerge in particular groups, including pregnant and lactating women, girls, men, or teenagers. Many high-risk practices exist in diverse cultures, including high meat consumption among the polish millennials, increased caloric intake in Mexican-American Women, and carbohydrates intake taboos in Tajikistan. Healthcare workers should have a deep awareness of these practices to ensure they tailor health education and other nutritional approaches to evert adverse health outcomes in such individuals. Thus, this paper explores three high-risk practices in three different cultures and investigates their influencing belief systems and historical perspectives to inform the caring process by healthcare providers. High-Risk Nutritional Behaviors in Polish, Mexican-American, and Tajikistan Cultures             Excessive meat consumption has consistently drawn the attention of healthcare experts due to the risks that consumers face. Concerns have been rising among polish cultures due to the normalized food consumption patterns constituting high meats. According to Szczebyło et al. (2022), individuals aged 25 to 40 have a surprisingly strong attachment to these meals. Despite the increasing linkage of meat intake to diverse cardiovascular illnesses and cancers, evidence from a study by Szczebyło et al. (2022) reveals that a significant proportion of this population, over 75%, showed no willingness to minimize their meat intake volumes. In the same context, the revised dietary guidelines in Poland specify that an individual should consume 500g of meat weekly. This figure is higher than the standards for the United Kingdom at 490g and those by EAT-Lancet Commission at 300g every week (Szczebyło et al., 2022). However, the resistance among polish people remains high because findings in 2020 reveal that the consumption was at 1169g per week without factoring in out-of-home consumed foods (Szczebyło et al., 2022). These consumption levels demonstrate that the polish culture has a normalized routine meat intake as a fundamental component of their meals. Such high intake levels expose people to diverse lifestyles and long-term chronic conditions.             Mexican-American culture is widely associated with increased consumption of foods rich in high sugars. Benitez et al. (2017) indicate that this is a high-risk nutritional behavior because of the associated health complications. For instance, the authors underscore that ...