Community Health Maintaining Healthy Weight, Improving Your Personal Fitness Reaching and Maintaining Health Weight, Improving Your Personal Fitness When a dietary supplement is considered food and when is it considered a drug? Describe in detail why and when someone would need to take a dietary supplement. Is monitoring your nutritional intake important? Why or Why not? Please provide examples in paragraph form. What is your perception of a healthy diet, why and what does it consist of? Choosing a Nutritious Diet· Dietary Guidelines for Eating Right· Food Guide Pyramids· Food Labels· The Three Functions of Food· The Seven Components of Food· Dietary Supplements· Dietary Guidelines for Eating Right· Food Guide Pyramids· Food Labels· The Three Functions of Food· The Seven Components of Food· Dietary Supplements· For most people in the states, good nutrition is a matter of informed choice.· Marketing and advertising are major influences on food consumption patterns.· The current American diet consists of too much saturated and trans-fat, refined carbohydrate and sugar, and salt. Dietary Guidelines for Eating Right· For example the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society have developed the following guidelines· Some of the information in these guidelines vary slightly depending on the focus of the guidelines but they are all good guidelines.· The USDA’s focus is to promote wellness and decrease illness that result from poor nutrition.· Heart Disease, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, GI Diseases, Blood Pressure and Tooth Decay are all affected by what we eat.· Influences on Dietary Choices· Family· Ethnic and religious heritage· Cultural eating patterns· Social factors· Time limitations on thoughtful food shopping and meal preparation· Stress, which encourages consumption of fat, sugar, and salt (comfort foods)· Eating in a cafeteria Food Guide Pyramids· MyPyramid ( www.MyPyramid.com ) was released in 2005 and is designed to be a flexible online tool.· It is different than what was recommended a few years ago and is much more specific to the needs of people who are different sizes· It encourages· Variety· Moderation· Proportions· Physical activity· Gradual improvements· Personalization ©US Dept. of Agriculture Food Labels· The U.S. government requires all manufactured foods to carry two food labels:· Ingredients label· Nutrition facts label The Ingredients Label· The Ingredients Label· Lists the chemical constituents of a food in descending order by weight· All the substances used, including other foods (e.g., grains, eggs)· Natural and artificial sweeteners· Natural and artificial fats· Natural and artificial thickeners· Natural and artificial flavorings· Food colorings The Nutrition Facts Label Provides quantitative information on: Certain nutrients (ingredients), whose consumption should be monitored for good health. The calorie content of the food. Lists the percent daily value (PDV) of each nutrient; this is the percentage of the recommended daily amount that is contained in the food. Seven Components of Food· Proteins· Carbohydrates· Lipids (fats)· Vitamins· Phytochemicals· Minerals· Water Digestion· The mouth is the initial site of digestion.· Chewed and softened food is passed from the mouth via the esophagus to the stomach for additional breakdown.· Nutrients are absorbed from the intestines into the blood.· The liver regulates the release of nutrients. On digested material is excreted in feces Please watch the videos below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awtmTJW9ic8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXcfYQirISAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoZGSo0cZqsProvide a summary for each video or you can combine your summaries for all three. Purchase this Tutorial. https://aptitudenursingpapers.org/