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Holland The Kingdom of the Netherlands By Nicole Greenwood

Holland The Kingdom of the Netherlands By Nicole Greenwood. Great- Great Grandparents. Overview. History Language and Population Land Staple Foods and Eating Habits Religion/Food and Holidays Diet Analysis Nutrition Solutions Health Issues Communication. Where is the Netherlands?.

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Holland The Kingdom of the Netherlands By Nicole Greenwood

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  1. Holland The Kingdom of the Netherlands By Nicole Greenwood

  2. Great- Great Grandparents

  3. Overview • History • Language and Population • Land • Staple Foods and Eating Habits • Religion/Food and Holidays • Diet Analysis • Nutrition Solutions • Health Issues • Communication

  4. Where is the Netherlands? • North Sea • Belgium on the South • Germany on the East

  5. History • Because of the location of Holland it was a great place for trading. • In the 16th century the King of Spain ruled over the Netherlands. • But in 1568, a man by the name of William I, Prince of Orange led a revolt against the Spanish. • In 1581 declared their independence. DiPiazza, 2011

  6. More History • Netherlands welcomed people who were fleeing from all over. • During World War II the Netherlands was neutral. • Germany launched an attack on the Netherlands. • Germans deported Jews to concentration camps. • Non -Jewish civilians hid Jews. Docalavich, 2013

  7. Anne Frank

  8. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

  9. Language Two Languages • Dutch • Frisian-Friesland Immigrants must learn Dutch to be able to stay permanently in the Netherlands. • 90% speak English • 99% literacy rate www.wikitravel.org/en/Netherlands

  10. 16.5 million people live in the Netherlands. • Capitol of the Netherlands is Amsterdam • 45% of the Dutch people are not Dutch born. • 177 nationalities. DiPiazza, 2011 DiPiazza, 2011

  11. Netherlands means “low lands” • 27% of the country is below sea level. • The Dutch pumped the water out of the land with Windmills. • Dikes were built to hold back the water. DiPizza, 2011

  12. Global Warming Great concern of the rising sea level. Pollution Laws enforced. Recycling a big part of everyday life. Encourage bike riding and mass transportation. Delta Commissie formed to come up with solutions of rising water levels. DiPiazza, 2011. Docalavich, 2013

  13. Climate • Mild and wet most of the time. • Winter days are over cast. • Amsterdam-Capitol • January 41 degrees the coldest. • July 69 degrees the warmest. DiPiazza, 2011

  14. Agriculture

  15. “Netherlands named healthiest country in the world.” http://www.oxfam.org/en/grow/pressroom/pressrelease/2014-01-15/dutch-beat-french-and-swiss-top-oxfams-new-global-food-table

  16. Staple Foods • Cheese/Butter • Bread • Coffee and Tea • Potatoes, sugar beets, fruits and vegetables • Seafood-Eels, Herring, Shrimp • Beer, Wine DiPiazza, 2011

  17. Eating Habits Breakfast • Strong Tea • Bread with cheese • Slice of cold meat • Boiled or fried egg • 10:30am. Coffee with a cookie or biscuit Strium, 2001

  18. Lunch • Bread • Sausage • Cheese • Fruit • Coffee • 4pm. Tea with cakes or biscuits Stirum, 2001 Dinner • Soup- meat vegetables • Fish or meat • Boiled or mashed potatoes • Pudding, yogurt, Flensjies (thin pancakes)

  19. Religion http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/magazin/gesellschaft-verteilerseite/religion/religion-niederlande

  20. Religion and food Catholics • Lent-fasting 6 weeks before Easter Muslims- 6% • Ramadan- worldwide fast for 29-30 days Kittler, 2012

  21. Dietary Analysis

  22. Fat Breakdown

  23. Nutrition solutions • Less saturated fat- cheese • More Vitamin D- from the sun • Omega 6- nuts, eggs • Less sodium- cheese • Iron- red meat • Potassium- fruits, vegetables, beans • Vitamin E- spinach, nuts

  24. Health Issues • Heart disease • Cancer • Poor stress management • Unhealthy lifestyle • Smoking • Drinking alcohol • High-fat diets DiPiazza, 2011. http://www.government.nl/policy-areas/social-policy-work-health-and-sports

  25. Study was done to see if there was a relationship between mental health issues and binge drinking among Dutch adolescents. (Theunissen, 2011.) Study found that immigrants had a bigger BMI than Dutch born people. (Vermaat-Cornelisse, 2007). Beer drinker compared to wine drinkers have more unhealthy eating habits. (Sluik, 2014). Study was done on the health literacy of Dutch adults. It found that more education needs to be done when it comes to understanding health issues among adults. (Heidi, 2013).

  26. Marijuana is legal in coffee shops. Prostitution is legal-drug testing done. Because of all the cattle, diseases are monitored very closely. Smoking laws enforced. Euthanasia and gay marriage legal as of 2000. Abortion is legal- lowest rate in the world. DiPiazza, 2011

  27. Counseling and Communication • Low context culture- dependent on words. • Communication is straightforward, unambiguous, explicit. • Greeting are done by kissing on the cheek 3 times. Kittler, 2012.www.travel.org/en/Netherlands

  28. Summary • The Netherlands if full of amazing history and culture. • Over all they are a very healthy culture. • Religion is not a high priority among citizens. • They seem to understand health issues and what needs to be done to correct them.

  29. DiPizza, 2011

  30. References • DiPiazza, F. (2011). Netherlands in Pictures. Minneapolis, Lerner Publishing Group, Inc • Docalavich, H., & Indovino, S. (2013). Major European Union Nations: The Netherlands. Pennsylvania: Mason Crest. • Kittler, P.G., Sucher, K. P., Nahikian-Nelms, M. (2012). Food and Culture: sixth edition (pp.162-190). Belmont: Wadsworth. • Heide, I., Rademakers, J., Schipper, M., Droomers, M., Sorensen, K., Uiters. (2013). Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey. BMC Public Health13:19 • http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/magazin/gesellschaft-verteilerseite/religion/religion-niederlande • http://www.government.nl/policy-areas/social-policy-work-health-and-sports • http://www.oxfam.org/en/grow/pressroom/pressrelease/2014-01-15/dutch-beat-french-and-swiss-top-oxfams-new-global-food-table • Theunissen, M., Jansen, M., Gestel, A. (2011). Are mental health and binge drinking associated in Dutch adolescents? Cross-sectional public health study: BMC Research Notes, 4:100 • Sluik, D., Lee, L., Geelen, A., Freskens, E. (2014) Alcoholic beverage preference and diet in a representative Dutch population: Dutch national food consumption survey 2007-2010. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, (8 January 2014) doi:10.1038/ejcn.2013.279 • Stirum,C. (2001). The Art of Dutch Cooking. Hippocrene Books. New York. • Vermaat-Cornelisse, J., & Brink, H. (2007). Ethnic differences in lifestyle and overweight in the Netherlands. Obesity, Vol.15 No.2 • Wikitravel, Netherlands (2014). Tourism in the Netherlands. Retrieved from http://wikitravel.org/en/Netherlands#

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