How do the foods that we eat impact our health and longevity according to your text?

How do the foods that we eat impact our health and longevity according to your text?

Nutrition -When you are finished with your outline

Subject: General Questions    / General General Questions   
Question

Outline 1: Introduction to Nutrition

Due Sunday by midnight

Use Chapter 1 and 2 as a Reference

Directions:

• Complete using your textbook to find answers to the following questions. Next week we will spend going over this information and answering any questions that come up. Good luck and have fun!

Quiz #1

• When you are finished with your outline, proceed to quiz #1. You will have two chances to complete the quiz and your highest score will be the one that is recorded. The quiz is due Sunday night by midnight for 10 points

1. How do the foods that we eat impact our health and longevity according to your text?

2. What two types of foods should we concentrate on eating in order to limit or prevent many different age-related illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and some types of cancer?

3. What are some health risks of drinking alcohol?

4. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. What is the 2nd?

5. What are the 6 kinds of nutrients your body needs to function?

6. Fill in the following chart:

Kcal/gram Function Examples

Carbos

Lipids

Proteins

Alcohol

N/A N/A

7. What happens if you don’t eat enough carbs? What does your body do for energy?

8. What is the difference between a fat and an oil?

9. What is an essential fatty acid? What is its function in the body?

Vitamins:

1. What is the main function of vitamins in the body?

1. Explain the difference between water and fat soluble vitamins? Also, which are fat soluble and which are water soluble?

Minerals:

12. What are the main functions of minerals in the body?

13. What is the difference between major and trace minerals?

1. What are the main functions of water in the body?

1. What are the benefits of phyto and zoochemicals in the body? How can you get them in your diet?

1. Use Section 1.2 of the text to help you solve this problem:

1. Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic contains 44 grams of carbohydrate, 36 grams of fat, and 37 grams of protein. Calculate the percentage of calories derived from fat.

1. How many calories did you consume?

1. The major health problems in North America are largely caused by:

1. What are some factors that affect our food choices? Explain at least two in detail.

1. What are undernutrition, malnutrition, overnutrition and desirable nutrition? Define each.

20. Describe the following steps of the scientific method:

1. Observation

1. Hypotheses

1. Experiment, Data, Results

1. Theory

1. What are 5 of the 10 red flags discussed in your book that signal poor nutritional advice? Explain.

1. What are DRI’s?

23. How do you figure out how many calories a whole package of mac and cheese has in it?

Rubric

Outline Rubric (4)

Outline Rubric (4)

Criteria Ratings Pts

Description of criterion Outline is clearly written, organized and well supported. Demonstrates reflection on course materials and effort to develop supported responses.

10.0 pts Outline is on time, clearly written and organized, but needs further development to earn further credit.

8.0 pts Outline is either late or requires further development or is incomplete.

7.0 pts Outline is incomplete

4.0 pts No paper is turned in.

0.0 pts

10.0 pts

Total Points: 10.0