SCI/220
Professor Sanchez
Cheri Breen
September 14, 2015
Is My Diet Adequate?
Introduction
Understanding our diet and nutritional needs can seem overwhelming and often times confusing. We find ourselves stressing about our growing waistline, but are we concerned about what is really important, our health? By tracking my food intake for three days and learning about nutrition through this class, I have gained a better understanding about what our bodies need, and why. As a mother struggling to lose weight after my second child, I decided to take on the low carb diet. I have lost a lot of weight so far, but have realized I need to make some changes to meet my nutritional needs. I have found some huge nutrition gaps
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Here are some side effects of too much or too little of some key nutrients: Too much protein:
Weight gain
Stress on kidneys
Chronic dehydration
Fuel cancer growth Too few carbohydrates:
Weakness
Fatigue
Nausea
Diarrhea
Mental fatigue 4 Bad breath
Kidney disease Too few lipids:
Vitamin malabsorption which can cause: vitamin deficiencies, poor bone health, night blindness, dry skin, weakened immune system.
Excessive appetite
Mood problems Fiber
Fiber is one of my biggest concerns on my current diet. Because I am eating a low carb diet, a lot of the fiber I would normally consume is left out of my diet. The only carbohydrates that I ingest now are from vegetables. I have noticed this lack of fiber in my diet and have can feel the side effects. In the future I will make sure I eat fiber rich vegetables in my diet as well as take a daily fiber supplement. By doing this, I am sure I will feel better and eliminate the problems I experience from not having enough fiber.
What I Have Learned
I have learned a lot about my diet and the nutritional needs that I am not meeting. I knew that I was not reaching my daily recommended intake for carbohydrates because of my diet, but I was not aware of the other needs that I was not meeting. I now understand I need to focus on eating enough lipids, and fatty acids. I also need to be aware of my fat intake and make sure I am getting less bad fats. While I
Changes that I would make among my vegetables, fruits, meat and meat alternatives and grain choices to increase my fiber intake would be to eat whole fruits instead of drinking fruit juice,
The DRI recommends that I consume a minimum of 25 grams of fiber daily. My current intake of dietary fiber falls short of meeting my recommended amount. Fiber is important in a healthy diet. It is beneficial in maintaining good digestive health and with prevention of diseases, including colon and rectal cancer. Adequate amounts of fiber also decrease the risk of heart disease by lowering the amount of LDL cholesterol within the blood.
Excesses vitamin leads to nausea, headache, dizziness, hair, loss, birth defects. Deficiences are night blindness, degeneration of epithelial tissues.
In today’s world, one cannot watch a thirty-minute television show without being bombarded with commercials promoting the latest, “Breakthrough Health Kick.” The Paleo Diet, Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet, along with a vast number of diets on the market has skewed the idea of healthy eating. The textbook, Nutrition from Science to You, states, “Healthy eating means you need to balance, vary, and moderate your nutrient intake.” Sadly, when I took two days to analyze my own diet I found a lack of balance, variety, and the ability to eat in moderation.
Course Description and Content: Incorporates principles of human nutrition, essential nutrients, nutritional needs of different age groups, and nutrition research. Focuses on the relationship between nutrition, physical fitness, lifestyle, and health, with supporting emphases on consumer awareness, evaluation of nutrition information, eating disorders, and the importance of a balanced, varied diet.
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People always struggle to find the perfect diet. With the media giving the public different answers to what foods should and should not be eaten, it's no wonder people are so confused. Some even dare to ask if any research has been done on these very contrasting diets. In today's world where people question what's being spoonfed to them, there have been careful studies on different kinds of diets. They are usually categorized into high fat (low carb) diets, and low fat (high carb) diets. While taking the time to find my own answers, I have found that recent studies on these two diets will favor those with lower carbs and higher fats and protein. Especially when it comes to losing weight and allowing the consumer to achieve overall health.
In this way, the body is compelled to ease off every last bit of its methodologies to ration vitality, bringing about genuine therapeutic results. Unusually, moderate heart rate and low circulatory strain imply that the heart muscle is evolving (eating disorder). The danger for heart failure climbs as the heart rate and pulse levels sink lower and lower (Feature). Diminishment of bone thickness (osteoporosis) brings about dry, fragile bones (eating disorder). It also brings about muscle misfortune and shortcoming (Feature). Serious dehydration can bring about kidney failure, blacking out, exhaustion, general shortcoming, and dry hair and skin; male pattern baldness is regular (Feature). Development of a fleece layer of hair brought long-ago everywhere throughout the body, including the face, in a push to keep the body warm (eating
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My love for nutrition began five years ago after I graduated with my first bachelor’s degree in fashion design. During college, I surpassed the dreaded freshman fifteen and gained a significant amount of weight. I decided to take a break after graduation and invested my free time in improving my well-being. I was inspired to turn over a new leaf and transitioned to a healthier lifestyle, after witnessing a major transformation in my father’s life after he was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. With great determination, my father lost forty pounds within two years after meeting with a dietitian, who worked with him on incorporating healthier eating habits into his lifestyle. I had the inspiration needed from my father’s story to jump-start my own
People lacking vitamin A are prone to dry, scaly skin, vision difficulty, especially at night, infants may suffer growth defects, and women who are trying to conceive may experience difficulty.
I had such an unhealthy diet before but my diet has changed since I made a few plans for the Journal #1. And I was pretty good to keep it until when I just finished the Journal #2. Most of them are going pretty well still now too but recently I have something wrong on my diet again. Even if I did not plan such a big thing, to keep everything that I planned was a little difficult because I had been having the unhealthy diet for a pretty long time which means it takes time to change my old habits. I just realized that I am getting to return to my old habit and I have to plan again to improve it.
Food is such an important component of a healthy life. Variety and balance in one’s diet is a key component for a healthy lifestyle and nutrition. With the completion of my 3-day food analysis, I noticed a low caloric intake –approximately 500 calories lower than my basal metabolic rate. The basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy need for your body to function, based on your age, activity level, and the nutritional value of the foods you consume. In increase my overall caloric intake, I added granola to my yogurt in the mornings but I failed to add more quinoa and avocado to my diet. Upon analyzing my source of calories based on the dietary reference intakes, my consumption of protein, carbohydrates, and fats all fell in medium