Western pattern diet
Western pattern diet
The Western pattern diet or Western diet (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a modern dietary pattern that is generally characterized by high intakes of red meat, processed meat, pre-packaged foods, butter, fried foods, high-fat dairy products, eggs, refined grains, potatoes, corn (and high-fructose corn syrup) and high-sugar drinks. The diet has been associated with an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases.
Etymology
The term "Western pattern diet" was coined by researchers to succinctly define the typical dietary intake in Westernized countries in contrast to the healthier "prudent diet", which is high in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
Related Terms
- Processed food: Food that has been altered in some way during preparation. Processing can be as simple as freezing or canning foods, to more complex methods like adding preservatives, artificial flavors, and other chemical additives.
- High-fructose corn syrup: A sweetener made from corn starch that has been processed by glucose isomerase to convert some of its glucose into fructose.
- Obesity: A medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to an extent that it may have a negative effect on health.
- Heart disease: A class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels.
- Diabetes: A group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period of time.
- Hypertension: Also known as high blood pressure, it is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Western pattern diet
- Wikipedia's article - Western pattern diet
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski