Discuss the influences on children's diets, the factors in planning their menus, and the recommended daily intake. Influences include parental influence, classmate influence, fast food availability, school meal programs, media , etc.
Discuss the importance of fiber and fats and the effects of long-term (more than 3 months) dieting on the human body and health use examples from specific diets, such as the Atkins or South Beach Diet, or conditions, such as starvation or binge eating, and the use of vitamins and mineral supplements.