Food Journal Questions : Health 100

This article was to examine how the US government uses dietary guidelines for Americans and how the guidelines were supposed to help us eat and stay healthy. Diet and chronic diseases are sometimes connected. For example, it is proven that nutrient deficiency disease like scurvy can be cured by consuming the lost nutrients. However, it is also shown that some nutrient exposure can cause chronic illness such as energy, fats, sodium dietary fiber, and food exposures, etc. making it difficult to set dietary guidelines. In addition to some nutrient causing chronic diseases, nondietary factors such as stress, lack of exercise, smoking and other environmental factors are linked to causing chronic illnesses (Slavin, 2012).

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans,2010 contains recommendations for healthy food choices and physical activity for the nation. This report is updated and issued every 5 years by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The information that is presented is fostered by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee which consists of scientific experts. The goal of the document is to increase knowledge and to put what is learned into action by facilitating heathy eating as well as regular physical activity, with its latter purpose of improving the health of all Americans ages two years and older.

According to my three day diet analysis it seems like my eating habits are poor. Not necessarily that I am consuming too many bad foods but I am not getting the all around nutrients that I need on a daily basis. Sometimes not eating enough. Or ot finding time to eat at all is a big issue in this. Due to my job and the lack of time I have at home it is hard for me to get the nutrients I need on a daily basis. With the target that is shown of six oz. of grains two and a half cups of vegetables, two cups of fruits, two cups of dairy and five and a half oz. of protein foods I fell short in most of the areas that were targeted for me. My biggest two areas of consumption was refined grains and protein.

Over the past few decades, deficiencies of essential nutrients have drastically diminished, many infectious diseases have been reduced, and most of the U.S. population can now foresee a long and productive life. In the meantime, rates of chronic diseases hefty portion of which are identified with poor quality diet and physical activity has increased. About half of all American grown-up have one or more preventable, diet-related chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, and overweight and obesity.

Eating healthy is important for many reasons, it will promote intellectual development in children and adolescents prevent major health problems from developing and ensure a long and healthy life style. This research paper will introduce the importance of forming a healthy eating habit from a young age onto the senior years and will also point out some of the negative effects not eating healthy can cause such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity, iron deficiency anemia, dental caries, under-nutrition, and eating disorders.

As I began this project I saw no purpose of keeping track of all these different things. I proceeded through the project and started to keep track of my intake, macronutrient range, fat breakdown and stage of change reports and I found it quite helpful to keep track of all those things. This project made me ensure that I was on the right path to becoming a healthy human being. I did not realize how unhealthy my eating habits were until this project made me examine that, which was a good thing. I still find it hard to maintain a strict healthy diet while being at college. Sometimes I am forced to deviate from my healthy diet, but this project helps me get back on track.

There should only be about ten percent or less of calories that are from saturated fats. Referring back to my food log I can see that I exceed the value about 8%. Throughout my diet I increased the intake of green leafy foods to help balance out my diet along with mixed vegetables. One thing that I did not add on to my diet is fruit. Fruits play a major role with digestion of foods, which should have incorporated in my diet to balance it. I really need to increase my physical activity level, including both cardio and interval training. I know that the carbs that I consumed really puts on a lot of weight and makes me bloated. Also the juices that I drank were full of sugar. After reading through the book and discussion in class I have realized that I need to stay far away from food with added sugar. Moreover, I should be consuming food low in saturated fats, and has no added

TCO 5) Sex hormones and adrenal hormones are substances derived from which class of lipid?

Special dietary foods include products, which are specially processed or formulated to satisfy particular dietary requirements. These special needs may exist because of a particular physical or physiological condition and/or specific diseases or disorders it also may be passed from genetics. The composition of these foods differs significantly from the composition of conventional foods of a comparable nature.

Eating more healthy food is an important goal for me. It is because it helps myself healthier, and helps my body function right. Also, it helps me prevent a lot of diseases, and illness. From the food analysis journal I have early, I see that I need to balance on my eating. I need all five categories like grain, vegetable, fruit, dairy, and protein food. I am under eating on all of them. Since I am taking this class and realized how important of food to do our body, I will take an immediately action. I need to figure out what kind of food in each category I want to eat, and need to balance how much I can eat for each day. Since, this is a weekend, I can go to grocery store to get what I want to eat. By Monday, I will started on eating all of the healthy food that I planning. Eating more healthy and keep tract on it is not easy, but

The areas of improvement I assessed were, 1.) The need for an exercise routine. 2.) To make better food choices, the family needs more options in fruits and vegetables and less options in sweats and pop. 3.) Health perception.

Chapter five “Choosing a Nutritious Diet” After choosing one; the trick is sticking to it. In this chapter I learned about the importance of reading labels, the dangers of food additives and fast food. “The seven components of a healthy diet include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water” (Ajmera, 2015). These seven components are important in maintaining a healthy nutritional

2. Outline what your diet is used for eg; weight gain, muscle tone. (2 marks)

I was born to a father with the history of Diabetic mellitus and on my mother’s side; there is a history of High Blood Pressure. Although my father is not diabetic, my mother has been diagnosed with blood pressure. Blood pressure has been a steady disease in my household which has affected four out my five uncles. In 2010, after a seven year long battle with infertility, I was diagnosed with High Blood Pressure which I was given medication for and shortly thereafter, I had a son after my aggressive treatment. Ever since, I have always link most diseases with food intake and I strongly believe that my nutrition and my health work hand in hand. According to Grodner, Roth &Walkingshaw (2012),

Once taking part in the survivor project, I noticed that I truly do need to change my daily routines for the better. I noticed that I need to begin running more or doing more aerobic exercises. The days I would run in the past three weeks, I felt faster and stronger, I would feel more confident and even feel as if I had more energy. Also, If i continue to live a sedentary lifestyle like I was before, It may lead to difficulties in the future such as obesity and mentally it could develop to depression. I believe my main changes need to be made to nutrition and how I am eating. I need to focus on eating more fruits and veggies instead of processed junk and drinking more water. I need to change this because I am so used to coming home and binging on Pop Tarts or Oreos and if I am only taking in