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    Argumentative Research Paper for School Nutrition and Education Programs Do you let your children eat school lunches? Your answer may depend on your income level, time in the morning for lunch preparation, or your concern for your child’s health. Schools should continue in improving the nutrition of school lunches; however, physical education should also be mandatory from Kindergarten until senior year. Recommended levels of physical activity counts as increasing heart rate to breathe hard for some

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    Human nutrition is one of the vital topics discussed in the fields of health, largely because a diet predicts the well-being of the human species. Recently, Americans have been eating a particularly hurtful diet, deficient in nutrients needed to maintain a healthy physiological state. A steady increase of obese and overweight people developed over the course of the last century to present day, and the issue has only recently gained the attention of the public. The cause for concern is due to the

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    Childhood Nutrition Nutrition is a crucial component of remaining a healthy individual. Healthy eating, and exercise can allow for children and adults to remain healthy. For children, nutrition is extremely important. By learning healthy habits and exercise in the early years of life, a child will be more likely to remain healthy throughout its life and reduce the risk of various diseases. Nutrition is providing the proper amounts of food that is required for growth and development of a child. By

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    Nutrition is the vital part every person life from infant to adulthood to establish good eating habits. It is needed support the rapid growth, reproduction and maintain a healthy. The general nutrition of a person determines how healthy and well their organs and other vital components function. In the U.S, a quarter of American suffer from illness due to the popularity of fast food. People are not supplying their bodies with the necessary vitamins and protein for a healthy lifestyle. If everyone

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    1.1 Describe how cognitive, functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition? Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them, they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may

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    According to the World Health Organization nutrition is defined as “the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs.” This topic is often overlooked by many Americans and its relationship with a healthy life is often never understood. From before life begins in the embryonic stages to the final stages of life nutrition plays a vital role in the life a person. Poor nutrition can be caused by over indulgence or deprivation of essential nutrients and can lead to a decreased immune

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    WIC The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children also known as WIC is a nutrition program aimed at assisting low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to 5 years old who are at nutritional risk. The program aims to assist the individuals by providing foods with nutritional value in addition to their normal diet, also giving information about healthy eating including breastfeeding, and the program also gives referrals to healthcare

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    “Train up a child in a certain way, and when they grow up they will not depart from it.” Nutrition is very important throughout all ages; however, it is critical in infants and toddlers. Teaching and educating your child on what is good and bad for their health as they are growing up will stay with them as they get older. In the beginning, parents do everything for their child: feed, bathe, and change their infants, but when they become toddlers they start to want to do things for themselves. So

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    Prenatal Influences: Poor Nutrition during Pregnancy There a multiple prenatal influences that can affect the well being of infants. One of these influences would be poor nutrition. Poor nutrition is consuming foods that are unhealthy for the fetus as well as the mother, and can benefit in a series of birth defects and diseases. Mothers that are pregnant should maintain a healthy diet in order to give birth to a healthy child and to reduce the risk of pregnancy complications. When you're pregnant

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    4 Big Perks of Working in the Nutrition Industry The growing concern over obesity, processed foods, and cancer among other things, has made more individuals and health institutions focus on the role that a healthy, nutritious, and well-balanced diet is plays in order to attain better health and fitness. As a result, the nutrition industry is one of the fastest growing sectors today and the demand for nutritionists and dieticians is growing every year. Aside from enjoying job stability ad good

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