HSS 2342 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dietary Fiber, World Health Organization, Red Meat
22 Mar 2016
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A nutriious diet is an essenial part of a healthy lifestyle and adequate intake of essenial macronutrients and micronutrients is necessary in order to funcion properly and complete daily aciviies. Over and under consumpion of nutrients can lead to malnutriion. Many diseases such as obesity, hypertension, heart disease and diabetes are associated with the over consumpion of certain nutrients. On the contrary, under nutriion can lead to medical condiions such as scurvy, and anemia. To measure intake of nutrients, several dietary reference. Intakes (dri) and acceptable macronutrient distribuion ranges (amdr) standards should be referenced in comparison to your own diet. Comparing your diet to the recommended food intake guidelines is an suitable way to igure out the quality of your diet. In order to compare my diet, a three-day food intake journal was recorded. The types and the amount of food that i consumed in the three days period mostly represented typical days in my lifestyle.
