NUSC 2200 Lecture 1: Preconception Nutrition
23 Jan 2019
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18% of couples are subfertile (may be caused by poor nutrition) How americans eat and general health trends in america. Harvard healthy eating initiative (how it differs from myplate) Provides examples of items in each food group (fruits, vegetables, healthy oils, etc. ) Too little fruits, vegetables, whole grains and dairy. Less than 9% of americans eat 2-3 cups of vegetables per day and only 13% of americans eat enough fruit. Too much added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. However, there has been decreases in sugar-sweetened drink consumption in recent years (sodas and fruit juice alike) Income does not play a factor in these trends. Saturated fat took its place (similar consequences) Changes in food labeling pushed back by trump administration to. Realistic serving sizes (labeling a container or bottle as one serving as opposed to multiple) % daily values of specific nutrients (ex: vitamin d, potassium, added sugars) Chain restaurants have been required to post calorie information as of.
