Explain the difference between a special food need that an individual may be born with and a special food need that may develop as a result of illness or the environment in which a person lives. Give examples to illustrate your ideas. You will need to explain why special foods are needed.
The difference between a special food need that an individual may be born with and a special food need that may develop as a result of illness or the environment in which a person lives is:
People that are born with special needs cannot control this and there is no way to make it just disappear. An example of being born with a special need is being lactose intolerant. Being born with this special need would cause you to suite your eating habit around it, for example, they would have to avoid food with dairy in them. Things such as milks, breads, cereals, pizza, ice cream and creamed soups. These are only a few things but there are also special types of these foods you can buy to make it right for a lactose intolerant person which will not include high dairy product which irritates their body. As compared to people that develop a special need, they have decided to either cut certain foods out of their diets. An example of this is a vegetarian. This is a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, esp. for moral, religious, choice or health reasons. This is a choice of a person which does not impact on any special needs they were born with. Certain foods are also there for vegetarians so they do not loose all their iron and protein. Replacement foods for this are beans, lentils, legumes, tofu, nuts, seeds, nut butters, protein supplements and meat substitutes. These special foods are vital for people that become vegetarian (by choice) because it is unhealthy for a body to be lacking in iron and protein and this can cause side effects such as fainting.
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