Category: Nutrition

Influences on Nutrient Intake and Food Choices
When we make decisions about what to eat, there are a variety of factors that can influence this choice. These factors might include food accessibility, dietary restrictions, culture, food safety, or current “diet” trends to name a few.
In the Unit 9 assignment, you will be given the opportunity to examine the reasons why you choose the foods you eat.
The following resources may assist you with completing this assignment:
Leng, G., Adan, R., Belot, M., Brunstrom, J., De Graaf, K., Dickson, S., Smeets, P. (2017). The determinants of food choice. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76(3), 316-327. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceeding…
Roberto, C., & Findling, M. (2015, September 25). Hungry: food choices are often influenced by forces out of your control. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/hungry-food-choices-ar…
The European Food Information Council. (2006, June 6). The factors that influence our food choices. https://www.eufic.org/en/healthy-living/article/th…
Zelman, K. (n.d.). Why we eat the foods we do. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/why-we-eat-the…
Assignment Instructions:
Review your Unit 3 Food Intake Record and reflect on the foods you choose to eat.
Write an essay that discusses the many factors that influence your food choices.
Your essay must include one factor from each of the following categories (do not use the examples given):Environmental (i.e., organic food does not contain pesticides),
Psychological (i.e., trying to lose weight to feel “good about myself”), and
Social factors (i.e., low carbohydrate diets are the “trend”).
Explain how each of the factors influences your food choices now.
Explain how each of the factors may influence your food choices in the future.
Your cultural background might influence what you eat or how food is prepared. Identify three specific examples of how culture impacts food choices or food preparation.

Article that pertains to nutrition and health from a current peer reviewed scientific journal. the article must be an Empirical research article published within the last 2 years preferably, 5 years at most most. Discuss the significance of the information to you personally and/ or implications for public health and policy. One quote is allowed. Abstract is not required

t the click of a button, you can have access to endless information on Google. Do you ever think about how much of this information is accurate and thoroughly researched? In this assignment, you will contrast the information given in similar articles and use your knowledge from the book to decide if these articles/papers give accurate and reliable information. 
Instructions: 
Step 1: Using google search for an article on a nutrition topic. Pick one article result and read it through. 
Step 3: Fill out the following table
Google Article Peer Reviewed Article
Name of article, website link, and author Name of paper, link to article, author
Background on author (Job title, degree, etc) Gather as much information as possible.  Background on author (Job title, degree, etc) Gather as much information as possible. 
In 2-3 paragraphs give a synopsis of the article. Make sure to include if they give proof or evidence to backup their claims. In 2-3 paragraphs give a synopsis of the paper. Make sure to include if they give proof or evidence to backup their claims.
After reviewing the article and the background of the author how reliable do you think this information is? Should someone take this nutrition information as medical advice? Why or why not?  After reviewing the article and the background of the author how reliable do you think this information is? Should someone take this nutrition information as medical advice? Why or why not? 

Visit the “Bills We’re Supporting Page at: https://frac.org/action/bills-we-are-supporting
Select one of the bills, you will write a letter to one of YOUR representatives encouraging them to support the bill
Make sure you select the appropriate representative (i.e. state or federal)
You will also write bullet points on a SEPARATE DOCUMENT explaining
what the bill does, who it serves, why you would like to support it, and
who ALL of your state and federal representatives are
Do not just use the suggested letters on the FRAC site, write your
own using some of your own personal knowledge and experience from your
studies, work, and life
Letter should be 250-300 words

develop an informative presentation that could be used to teach your classmates about a variety of nutrients

Look at screenshot 1759 for the instructions. For the instruction to number 1 in Screenshot (1759) please look at screenshot 1760 – 1761 and it says that you have to create either an infographic, graph, or chart (just one) after reading through all the pdfs: Unhappy Meals – Michael Pollan – The New York Times-1.pdf, The Decline of ‘Big Soda’ – The New York Times. pdf, Taubes_NutritionIsConfusing_NYTimes. pdf, and USDA Food Guidelines. pdf. I recommend that you use Canva to create the chart. For number 2 in Screenshot (1759), you have to use the pdfs that I have just mentioned to answer the questions.

discuss a diet/lifestyle that would help cope with the decline in function in individual latter years.

Case Study/Nutritional Care Plan
A nutritional case study evaluates a patient’s progress on their nutritional status, dietary habits, and health outcomes over a period of time in relation to a health issue like obesity, malnutrition, chronic disease, etc. 
This week, you will construct a case study that will form the basis for a nutritional care plan you will prepare over the coming weeks.  The complete nutritional care plan will be due in Week 10.  You are preparing the first part, now.  Feel free to do an Internet search on what a proper case study should look like.
Prepare the following for your case study:
Choose a disease or medical condition that could possibly, or commonly, affect an individual or patent in one of the following stages: pregnancy, infancy and childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
List the specific nutrition issues affecting individuals in your selected stage.
Using the ABCDs of nutritional assessment, create a case study based on an actual client or patient. 
Include the following in your case study:
Anthropometrics, relevant biochemical tests, clinical assessment, and dietary intake analysis.
Be sure to include a list of common medications that may be used to treat your patient’s condition and identify potential herb/nutrient/drug interactions that may be relevant.
Identify your client’s cultural background and give clues as to their socioeconomic status and psychosocial variables. For example, your patient may be a senior living alone on a fixed income or might be living in a nursing facility with reputed staff.

Please follow the instructions that are uploaded. Please use the my food list & Actual vs. Recommended PDF as a reference to write the paper. In order for me to get full credit you will have to use the correct information. All reference will need to be done in (AMA) Format.

please see the attatchment below to use as a guideline of expections for this paper.
Topic: Select a NUTRIENT and an area of concern (disease state, metabolism. treatment, etc.) in a disease  or a special population we have studied  such as  Womens Pregnancy or Ederly people in America.