Diet Anyalsis Essay

Some of these lacking percentages may be a real deficiency and will call for my need of increasing them substantially. Vitamins A (RAE); E; and D, where A and E are nine percent and then D, which is slightly higher with thirteen percent need some major work and I will have to find ways to get these values at least higher than seventy percent. I will have to begin eating more carrots, egg yolk, broccoli, cantaloupe and drinking milk while doing so, to increase my vitamin A (RAE) percentage. For my vitamin E percentage, milk and egg yolk will help but I can also increase my whole-grain foods and eat some sunflower seeds and nuts to get it up where it needs to be. For my lacking vitamin D percentage I need to seriously increase my fatty fish intake—which is not difficult, due to my love of fish. Whole egg and beef liver will also both help in getting more vitamin D in my diet.

To determine the level of my fiber intake from a 3 day sample of my diet, I performed a Prospective Diet Analysis. On average, I consumed 22.3 grams of fiber, just missing the recommendation of 25 grams. Coherent to the findings of the related studies, my cholesterol intake decreased and by the third day totaled 124.5 mg, which relates to 42% of the Daily Recommended Intake of 300 mg.

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My current caloric intakes, varies from day to day. On some days, I exceeded the DRI’s recommendations; however, my caloric intake most often fell below the recommended amounts. Both of these are important in maintaining a healthy body weight. Consuming too many calories can cause weight gain. In addition, consuming inadequate calories can have the same effect. Since calories are used as the main source of energy within the body, consuming too few calories can slow down the body’s metabolism, making it difficult to maintain a proper body weight.

The purpose of this assignment is to increase self-awareness of the student by analyzing personal nutritional intake and activity routine throughout the course. In turn, the student will be able to help others modify their diet and activity, and improve overall wellness. An examination of a personal food and activity assessment will provide the student with essential data from which to change their health and wellness behaviors.

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For this three day diet analysis project I wanted to eat as I normally would and be honest about all that I ate, to analyze not only what and how much I was eating, but also to see how healthy my diet really is. By doing so I can see if any of my diet choices are putting me at risk for certain health diseases, and what changes can be made to make my diet healthier. After analyzing my diet, I would say I am fairly healthy, though I am out of the target range in a few areas. My profile calculated from my weight and height indicates that I have a BMI of 20.5. This is considered to be healthy; the healthy range is anywhere between 18.5-25. This was reassuring to hear because I am happy at my current weight, and

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Brian’s unhealthy eating habits have caused his body to either be receiving inadequate amounts or a surplus of water-soluble vitamins. Brian is taking in to much Thiamin or Vitamin B1 because the Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) is 1.2 mg/day, the Daily Intake Value for adults is 1.5 mg and he is consuming 3.18 mg. He is also taking in to much Riboflavin or B2 because he is consuming 3.29 mg, his RDA is 1.3 mg/day and his Daily Value for adults is 1.7 mg. Brian is also taking in to much Niacin or B3 because his RDA is 16 mg NE/day, the Daily Value for adults is 20 mg and he is taking in 45 mg/day. He takes in 2.41 mg of Vitamin B6, which is too much, compared to

On the 20th of February, I started recording the foods I ate, and see what kind of nutrition I'm getting from my food. With my current BMI, if I wanted to maintain my weight, I was to consume on average 2,590 Calories. The first day I exceed that by 735 Calories, but the next day I was under 145 calories.

Conduct research on Eating Habits among Degree KPTMKL Student and Its implication Toward Learning. Generally, dietary habits affect our health. The body needs a balanced supply of nutrients to remain healthy. Many nutrients are obtained through food, among which are vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates. Foods that serve as fuel for energy supplies needed for our daily activities and allows systems in the body to function properly. Instead, practice and eating patterns. Unhealthy will give a serious threat to human physical and mental health. For example, according to the Cook-Cottone and Distria (2005), children and adolescents consider the shape and size of the ideal body is important. They will try to get the desired shape

In January, my diet proved to be moderately unhealthy. On several counts, I missed the target levels for a person of my gender and age. I took in slightly more calories than the target 1724 per day versus a target of 1600. I also ate more protein (55g versus 46g) and far more carbohydrates (256g versus 130g). My fiber intake was low (10g versus 25g). My saturated fat was 10% of total calories, whereas the target should be lower than 10%. My cholesterol was within the target range, so was one of the few things that I really did not need to change.

The recommended calories that I should have taken is 2,250 calories. I needed to increase the amount of food with more calories to eat so I could get the right amount of calories in my body. I was low and do not need to burn more calories by doing a physical activity when I did not put enough food in my body. Wednesday April 19th I consumed 2,270 kCal and burned 2,095 kCal my net kCal is +174. The recommended calories I should have consumed was 2,250 but I was over by 20 calories. Personally I feel I was on target I did not need to do anymore activity for this

My daily caloric intake was a little under my recommended daily amount. I am trying to lose weight so I tried to stay under the daily recommended amount. Though, if I had wanted to stay closer to the amount given I could've had a more substantial breakfast on both days I chose to record.

During the time that I recorded my diet in the MyFitnessPal app, I only went over on calories one day. On the day that I went over on calories, I could have easily avoided going over if I wouldn’t have ate the Muddy Buddies, or even if I ate it in a much smaller portion. On the days that I consumed lower amounts of calories I ate much less calories for snacks. I also tend to eat a large amount of sodium. For me this is not all bad, I naturally high slightly low blood pressure, and excess amounts of sodium can cause high blood pressure. I also do not typically get the proper amounts of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Clearly, there are both good and bad things about my current diet.