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Grade 12, University Preparation
C1. Nutrition throughout the Lifespan: demonstrate an understanding of food- and nutrition-related issues at different stages in the lifespan;
C2. Nutrition and Disease: demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between nutrition, health, and disease;
C3. Trends and Patterns in Food and Nutrition: demonstrate an understanding of current Canadian trends and patterns in nutritional guidelines and in food production and consumption.
C1. NutritionthroughouttheLifespan
C2. Nutrition and Disease
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Social Sciences and Humanities
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 analyse developments throughout the lifespan (e.g., during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, toddler and preschool years, ele­ mentary school years, pre-adolescence, adolescence, adulthood, senior years) to determine how they affect nutritional needs
Teacher prompt: “What are some specific nutritional needs associated with adolescence? How can these needs be addressed with proper food choices?”
C1.2 explain how various influences throughout the lifespan (e.g., familial, social, emotional, cul­ tural, religious, economic, ethical, psychological) can affect people’s food choices
Teacher prompts: “Why might conflict develop in some families when the children adopt different eating patterns than the parents?” “How do friends influence each other’s food
choices?” “How do food choices related to, for example, candy, beverages, or vegetables reflect an individual’s self-identity at any given time in the person’s development?”
C1.3 explain why particular food and nutrition products are appropriate or popular at various stages of the lifespan (e.g., single-serving products, baby foods, meal-replacement drinks)
Teacher prompt: “What specific foods are cur­ rently being marketed to appeal to teenagers? To the elderly?”
C1.4 plan and prepare a food item or items appropriate to the nutritional needs of people at a specific stage of the lifespan
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 explain why certain eating practices are associated with the prevention and manage­ ment of particular health conditions (e.g., aller­ gies, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, kidney disease)
Teacher prompts: “How can a person’s diet in childhood affect his or her likelihood of developing osteoporosis later in life?” “How would the diet of someone who is lactose intolerant differ from the diet of someone who has a milk allergy?”
C2.2 explain the relationship between particular social and emotional conditions (e.g., busy schedules, expectations related to body shape, stress, scarcity of resources) and unhealthy eating patterns that can contribute to illness and disease
C2.3 assesstheroleofvariousfactors(e.g.,heredity/ genetics, socio-economic status, geography, lifestyle, activity level) in nutrition-related illnesses and health conditions
Teacher prompts: “How are the contributing factors of nutrition-related illnesses interrelated?” “How does childhood poverty affect people’s long-term health outcomes?” “How do geogra­ phy and socio-economic status affect people’s access to nutrition and their susceptibility
to disease?”
C. EATINGPATTERNSANDTRENDS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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