What factors influence the dietary decisions you make for


Question: 1) Personal Dietary Decision-Making

- What factors influence the dietary decisions you make for yourself and your family?

2) The RDN and Nutrition Guidelines

- Discuss how a registered dietitian/nutritionist might use the Dietary Reference Intakes to perform diet counseling for an individual.

3) Current Food Safety Issues

- Describe what you know about current food safety issues in the news and how those are being addressed by food safety regulators in the United States.

4) Mechanical and Chemical Digestion

- Describe the process of mechanical and chemical digestion in the human body.

5) Type I and Type II Diabetes

- Compare and contrast the etiology and treatment for Type I and Type II diabetes.

6) Use of Fats in the Diet

- Compare the impact of saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fat on health.

7) Roles of Proteins

- Discuss the roles of proteins in the human body.

8) Fat-Soluble and Water-Soluble Vitamins

- Contrast the characteristics of fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins.

9) Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

- Discuss the role of minerals in fluid and electrolyte balance.

10) Bariatric Surgery

- Discuss different types of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, applications for each and considerations before electing for surgical weight-loss intervention.

11) Energy Use During Exercise

- Discuss the body's use of energy nutrients during physical activity, particularly as intensity and duration of exercise changes.

12) Cancer Prevention

- Discuss the role of dietary intake in the prevention of various cancers.

13) Pre-Pregnancy Nutrition Status

- Discuss prenatal outcomes associated with a woman's pre-pregnancy weight.

14)Nutrition in Later Years

- Discuss factors that influence the nutritional status of an adult in their later years (over 65 years of age).

15) Personal Dietary Choices...Revisited

- Review your answer in the very first graded discussion topic on personal dietary decision-making. What can you say today about how this course has influenced your personal dietary choices?
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