NU FS377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Paradigm Shift, Neural Tube Defect, Food Policy

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Nutrition and Food Sciences
• Course: NU FS377
• Professor: Karena Apps Eccles

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Nufs 377 nutrition"s role in mental illness. Currently, mental health is a big expense to the canadian economy. Nutritional interventions can contribute to positive mental health outcomes when they are part of a collaborative and integrative effort aimed at mental health prevention. Nutrition is a modifiable risk factor, which makes it a good target for prevention initiatives. These interventions are not only cost effective but they are also effective. The registered dieti(cid:272)ian"s jo(cid:271) is to increase food security, healthy body image, self-reliance and social inclusion. By educating the community of nutrition information and providing food skills training we can reduce the number of neural tube defects, low birth weights and premature deliveries. This has a positive effect on cognitive development, behavior and academic performance. Normal eating doesn"t ha(cid:448)e a single definition, it in(cid:272)ludes a (cid:449)ide range of eating behaviors. A good rule of thumb for normal eating is going to the table hungry and then eating until you are satisfied.