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Panama

Panama. b y Camille Bowen. Overview. Background Panama canal Indigenous animals Food staples Food exports Typical life style Activities Food culture Diet analysis Current health issues Conclusion. Background. Spanish is official language Religion: Roman Catholic

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Panama

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  1. Panama by Camille Bowen

  2. Overview • Background • Panama canal • Indigenous animals • Food staples • Food exports • Typical life style • Activities • Food culture • Diet analysis • Current health issues • Conclusion

  3. Background • Spanish is official language • Religion: Roman Catholic • Climate: hot and humid, rainy • Government: republic • Population: ~3,000,000 • Canal built 1914 • huge U.S. influence

  4. Life Expectancy • High infant mortality rate: 20.8 deaths per 1,000 live births • Rudimentary health-care system , high poverty • Life expectancy: • Males 72.74 years • Females 78.31 years

  5. Canal influence • Country’s major income • Provided jobs • English language • U.S. currency • Water pipes/system • More culturally diverse • Largest tariff-free zone in this part of world

  6. Puente de las Americas

  7. Activities • Soccer • Rural rodeos

  8. Traditional Dance

  9. Indigenous Animals • Crocodiles • Sloths • Iguanas • Cows • Pigs • Tucans • Fish • Chicken (semi-wild)

  10. Food staples/what’s grown? • Rice • Beans and lentils • Chicken • Beef • Pork • Bananas • Potatoes • Plantain • Fruits of all kind-seasonal (oranges, mangoes, watermelon, grapefruit, coconut, avocado) • Vegetables –cabbage, tomatoes, lettuce

  11. Food Exports • Bananas • Shrimp • Sugar • Clothing • Coffee

  12. Typical Life Style • Dinner biggest meal • Men drink heavily on weekends • Colon, other cities -lots of crime, drugs, poverty

  13. Food culture • Eat everything (heaping) • Women fix meals • Food isn’t spicy • Portion- plate full • Get food from store or farmer’s market • Lots of soda, alcohol • Teas used to maintain health, cure minor illness

  14. LET’S EAT!!!!!!!

  15. Diet • Typical weekday • Woman • 5’ 2” • 170 lbs • Breakfast • Deep fried egg • Tang • Piece of white bread • Lunch • Rice -3/4 cup • Soup- potatoes, beef chunks • Soda-12 oz jar • Dinner: • Chicken • Fried bananas- 1 ½ cup • Mango • Soda • Snack • 2 Oranges • Soda • Weekend afternoon and night start drinking alcohol

  16. Diet Analysis

  17. MyPyramid Positive by 298 kcal

  18. High: • Protein • Cholesterol • Niacin • Vitamin C • Vitamin A • Vitamin B6 • Sodium- 9528 mg! • Low: • Fiber • Essential fatty acid (3 & 6) • Water • Folate • Vitamin D • Vitamin E • Calcium • Iron • Magnesium • Potassium

  19. Current Health Issues • Low calcium intake • Main source is milk and cheese • ¼ of adolescent girls had a once-a-day intake of dairy • Second source is ice cream • Carbonated beverage intake is high • Overweight

  20. Increase in meat production • Loosened trade barriers and tariffs • Cheaper animal feed • Deficiencies for the poor • Alcoholism • fuels poverty

  21. Tobacco use • Panamanian health report stated from 2002 to 2008 youth cigarette smoking drastically decreased (13.2% versus 4.3%) • Use of palm oil increases risk for heart attach • Using polyunsaturated oil reduces this risk

  22. Conclusion • Between Costa Rica and Columbia • Panama canal brought a big American influence • High infant mortality rate; good life expectancy • Activities include soccer, rodeo, dance • Variety of animals and food • Main exports • Typical life style and food culture • Typical diet and the analysis • Current health issues

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