Social Eatting
From looking at how food allergies affect people socially as well as physically the idea of looking at social eating as a whole and what the implications of eating with others in a social environment has on our lives.
Initial research into the topic of social eating showed that it can be split into several topics
Initial the topic of social eating disordered was researched looking into how social situation especially eating in public are hard for many people. Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) effects many people in the UK with the symptoms often initially begin diagnosed as an eating disordered.
People who suffer from SAD have a fear of eating in public situations. They are not directly concerned with eating behavior but instead are constantly worried that people around them will notice that they are nervous, trembling and often spill food due to the unease of the social situation.
The next natural progression with research was to look at eating disorders. This began with research into anorexia, bulimia and obesity.
Although very different this eating disorders are all very similar in that people with these illnesses find social situation extremely difficult – their illness may even have been triggered by a social situation.
Research has shown that it is important to understand that eating problems are not just about food and eating habits. They are more often about feelings and pain experienced by those who suffer from the illness.
Around 1 in 250 women and 1 in 2,000 men will experience anorexia at some point during their life the condition usually develops around 16 and 17 yrs old.
Bulimia is five times more common and it is more often found in women than men.
Having looked into eating disorders and reading into what triggers them, why they are caused and the sensitivity behind these illnesses is something that would have to be carefully considered. Due to the nature of how illnesses like eating disorders are treated more research would be required into this topic to ensure that over the 10 weeks a feasible solution would be reached with this theme running through the concept.
Looking into how meal times spent with families can influence a child’s behavior highlighted a number of interesting facts. Information taken from an article – “Does eating meals together as a family help steer kids away from risky behaviors” highlights that a number of studies have identified links between time spent eating family meals together will reduce the likelihood of issues with child behavior.
It has been found that mealtimes provide a level of communication between parent (and guardians) and their children. This also allows parent to create an environment where children can talk about issues such as bullying.
A study at Illinois University in America found that within a group of 120 7 to 11 year olds the test scores of those who spent meal times with their families where higher than those who didn’t have as much contact.
Family meals times have also been identified as an environment in which children are able to learn social skills, manners and how to interact with others.
Child and teenagers who eat together with their parents also develop a greater sense of belonging and identity.
Family meals may also work to prevent eating disorders within children as it promotes a healthy lifestyle
Initial research into the topic of social eating showed that it can be split into several topics
- Social eating
- Social eating disorder
- Eating disorders
- Families eating together
- Families spending time together influences child behavior
Initial the topic of social eating disordered was researched looking into how social situation especially eating in public are hard for many people. Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) effects many people in the UK with the symptoms often initially begin diagnosed as an eating disordered.
People who suffer from SAD have a fear of eating in public situations. They are not directly concerned with eating behavior but instead are constantly worried that people around them will notice that they are nervous, trembling and often spill food due to the unease of the social situation.
The next natural progression with research was to look at eating disorders. This began with research into anorexia, bulimia and obesity.
Although very different this eating disorders are all very similar in that people with these illnesses find social situation extremely difficult – their illness may even have been triggered by a social situation.
Research has shown that it is important to understand that eating problems are not just about food and eating habits. They are more often about feelings and pain experienced by those who suffer from the illness.
Around 1 in 250 women and 1 in 2,000 men will experience anorexia at some point during their life the condition usually develops around 16 and 17 yrs old.
Bulimia is five times more common and it is more often found in women than men.
Having looked into eating disorders and reading into what triggers them, why they are caused and the sensitivity behind these illnesses is something that would have to be carefully considered. Due to the nature of how illnesses like eating disorders are treated more research would be required into this topic to ensure that over the 10 weeks a feasible solution would be reached with this theme running through the concept.
Looking into how meal times spent with families can influence a child’s behavior highlighted a number of interesting facts. Information taken from an article – “Does eating meals together as a family help steer kids away from risky behaviors” highlights that a number of studies have identified links between time spent eating family meals together will reduce the likelihood of issues with child behavior.
It has been found that mealtimes provide a level of communication between parent (and guardians) and their children. This also allows parent to create an environment where children can talk about issues such as bullying.
A study at Illinois University in America found that within a group of 120 7 to 11 year olds the test scores of those who spent meal times with their families where higher than those who didn’t have as much contact.
Family meals times have also been identified as an environment in which children are able to learn social skills, manners and how to interact with others.
Child and teenagers who eat together with their parents also develop a greater sense of belonging and identity.
Family meals may also work to prevent eating disorders within children as it promotes a healthy lifestyle