...Dietary Supplements Report SCI/241 5/13/2013 Dietary Supplements Report Report on Dietetic Appendages There are some appendages that are used with a view to improving the diet. These included basils, vitamins as well as, minerals and some other stuff. They appear in the numerous forms of the fine particles or capsules or liquors. Is having a dietetic appendages adventurous? or are they responsible for doing more harm? How does the central government control dietary appendages? Is has already been identified that dietetic supplements have a positive impact. It is truer in the case of where adherence to a strict appropriate diet daily is not maintained. In order to ensure that the body is getting all the required nutrients that are essential for the body to work accuratley, dietetic supplemets are a must. It is already know that Vitamin A and D, along with Calcium, fight against Bone Loss. Therefore, it is evident that they are essential for Bone Health as it is they which make bones well built. Again, eyesight requires Vitamin A because Vitamin A helps ones seeing ability. In addition, congealing of blood needs Vitamin K. Furthermore, the immune system of human body gets strengthened by Vitamin E. It also largely contributes to the refurbishment of DNA i.e. defective child i.e. a child with defects, doctors are often found suggesting their pregnant women patients to have a folic acid appendage. Again, insufficiency of vitamin and mineral...
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...Explaining the 5/20 is quite simply looking at the video “Food Label and You”. This video explains the 5/20 rule broken down is really 5% or less, and 20% or more. These figures are as the video states a relation to the amount of nutrient that is contained in the food that we consume. As the video goes on to explain further the rule goes as stated, if the food of choice has 5% or less it is not a good source of that nutrient, but if the food has 20% or more then it is a good source of a particular nutrient. I pulled a product off the shelf to demonstrate the 5/20 rule. The product of choice is Zatarain’s Rice Pilaf. At first glance, this product is a bad source of vitamin A. Percent Daily Value coming in at 2%. On the other hand, iron in this product is at 20%. This means this product is a good source of iron. Looking at this same Zatarain’s box the serving size and how many serving are at the top of the label just like it is stated in the “ How to understand Nutritional Food Label”. This information makes it easy to compare this product to others. It also lets you know how to add up the Daily Values according to how much one consumes. The calories are displayed as total calories and calories from fat. This is part of the label is important to those who count calories. Along with the servings part of the label the calories can be calculated by using the two pieces of information. One can determine how much calories are being consumed. As I look further down the label I get...
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...Proteins University of phoenix Proteins University of phoenix Proteins are essential to every cellular function we as humans have, which is why the name “protein” derived from the Greek word proteios which translates to “of primary importance is very fitting (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). Protein is contained in every cell, tissue and organ in our body. The proteins located all over our bodies are constantly being broken down and replaced as a part of normal body functions (Centers for disease control, 2012). When we eat foods that contain protein the protein is digested and turned into amino acids, which are later used by our body to replace those proteins we constantly use. A few examples of protein in food are: Meat, poultry, fish, nuts, legumes, seeds, nuts, dairy products, tofu and even some vegetables. Nine of the required amino acids for the human body can only be found in foods, as our body cannot manufacture them. These are called essential amino acids listed they are: Histidine, Isoleucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Valine. The remaining 11 amino acids listed as : Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glutamic acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine are often referred to as nonessential or dispensable amino acids. ‘Proteins are formed by amino acids that link together by peptide bonds’ (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012) When you have multiple amino acids that are bonded together they form what...
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...Sci241 Final In: Science Sci241 Final SCI/241 FINAL Project Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan January 13, 2012 Ruby Warner In my family we have a lot of major health problems. The one health problem that most of my family members suffer from is High Blood Pressure. “Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood throughout the body. Many factors affect blood pressure, causing it to change from day to day and throughout the day. We are unable to control some of the factors that increase the risk of developing high blood pressure like being African American, over the age of 35, family history of high blood pressure, or having diabetes, gout or kidney disease, but the good news is that there are some that we can change”!(mckinley.illinois.edu/handouts/blood_pressure_factors.html). In order to maintain a good blood pressure I should have an exercise plan that involves my cardiovascular, I need to exercise at least 2.5 hours a week. These exercises include cycling, walking, and swimming. Also I may want to talk with my doctor to make sure my body is healthy before I start my exercise program. Nutrition is very important in helping to control my blood pressure and helping with not getting this because I have a family history. The way I need to do this is eating well balanced meals. Here is a way to do this. “The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan is recommended if your blood pressure is high...
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...Bolding Syllabus 1 SCI/241 Version 6: 6.18.2012 – 8.19.2012 Course Design Guide College of Natural Sciences SCI/241 Version 6 The Science of Nutrition Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the world of human nutrition. Students examine the components included in a healthy, balanced diet, and develop strategies to meet their changing nutritional needs throughout the various stages of life. Specific topics for the course include: the digestion process, functions and health benefits of specific nutrients, weight management and fitness, and the effects of nutritional deficiencies. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Grosvenor, M. B., & Smolin, L. A. (2006). Nutrition: Everyday choices. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Please make...
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...SCI/241 Nutrition Principles of Economics By Maggy Ostorga March 8, 2013 Instructor: Larisa Wilson Our bodies are very much like fine-tuned machines and according to The Food Label and You video, the food you eat is the fuel that keeps you running. Therefore it is important to ensure that we are providing our bodies with the right nutrients as well as the appropriate amounts. To understand what amount and what type of nutrients you consume is to read the labels. Food labels are provided on all consumable goods to provide us with the products nutritional values. The labels are the guides we need to keep our machines in tiptop shape. Nutritional values can be found on the Nutrition label. To begin one must first understand what constitutes a serving size. Many times a packet contains more than one serving for instance, a box of cereal, a can of soup, or a liter of soda. Once a serving size has been determined one can begin to evaluate calories and daily values. If the contents indicate 18% of daily values then one future meal’s daily values can be adjusted not to exceed totally daily values of 100%. Daily values should also be applied in the vitamin section of the Nutrition label. There is rule called 5/20 which helps us understand whether the foods contents have enough of the nutrients we require. Let’s say the person is on a high protein diet. A serving of peanut butter is 9% of total daily value. Because it is over 5% it is considered to be good source...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |SCI/241 Version 6 | | |Nutrition | Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the world of human nutrition. Students examine the components included in a healthy, balanced diet and develop strategies to meet their changing nutritional needs throughout the various stages of life. Specific topics for the course include the digestion process, functions and health benefits of specific nutrients, weight management and fitness, and the effects of nutritional deficiencies. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies...
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...Hydration SCI/241 20Jul2011 Aurora Merry ackwell Above all vitamins and minerals water is the most essential to the human body. Without water life would not exist. Water is amazing, it covers 70% of the earth, is the only substance on the earth that occurs naturally as a solid, a liquid and a gas, and is more necessary to human life to exist than any other substance. Water fills our cells, water is the main component in blood, that moves nutrients through the body, water helps with digestion, from saliva to moving waste through the bowels to elimination. Being only 2% dehydrated can cause some serious physical and mental degradation and being 15% can be lethal. (http://www.spartafit.com/nutrition/water.php ) Water is the foundation for every living thing, in this paper I will discuss why it is essential to health maintenance, the functions of water in the body, and the effects of dehydration. Water is mandatory for life. Water makes up about 60% of adult body weight, water isn't stored in the body, so there is a need for humans to always be taking in more water to replace what is lost through body processes such as respiration, perspiration, urination, etc. The body needs water to lubricate joints, for saliva, to aid in every part of the digestion process, to transport nutrients in the blood, and it is a major component in every cell. No body process would be possible without water. It is important to drink water, about 3 liters per day for women and 4 liters...
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...My Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Dietrich Collins University of Phoenix Dr. Nicole Nearor July 14, 2013 My Health/Nutrition Target My nutritional health has been a very important part of my life since 2001 when I discovered I have Crohn’s disease. The food I consume affects my life in serious and immediate ways. Throughout this course I have learned various ways to help improve my dieting and better my overall health with different foods, ways of cooking foods, and supplements to help provide nutrients my body needs. Having Crohn’s disease can often make eating fruits and vegetable very painful. Although I have a chronic illness, I plan to find a pain free way to incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and exercise to provide my body with the total nutrients it needs. Changes/No Changes From My Original Healthy Eating Plan My previous eating habits consist of a lot of pasta, meats, and bread because they do well with my digestive system. I have currently added more dairy and leafy vegetables to supplement my areas of deficiency. After completing the Food Tracker a second time I was still very deficient in my amount of fruit intake. Even with my adjustments I am still under my recommended calorie intake. In fact my total average calorie intake went down from 2906 to 2738 for a three day period. My results were still over the limit in saturated fat, and under the limit in magnesium, potassium, and several vitamins. These results are the essential...
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...Your Name Assignment: Dehydration Axia College Water is essential to maintaining a state of good health. Considering the adult body consists of nearly 60% water, this explains why such organs such as the brain, kidneys, and heart cannot function effectively when lacking enough water. Excessive water loss in the body, or dehydration, places the body in a position that can become not only be uncomfortable but also in severe cases life threatening. Upon gaining better understanding of the importance of water in the body, the functions water supports in the body and what occurs when the body reaches a state of dehydration, one will be better equipped to ensure proper hydration is regulated (Crussell, 2008). All body tissue contains water to some degree. Water found inside cells is referred to as intracellular fluid while water outside of cells is known as extracellular fluid. Extracellular fluids make up most of the bodies total water weight (Crussell, 2008). One important factor to understand about the water inside the body is that water is an ever moving, working part of our system. Upon the body recognizing the need for extra water in one area the body will move the water, through a process of osmosis, from an area that has a higher concentration. Blood pressure assists the process of osmosis with moving water to different areas of the body. Water plays a role in many body functions. As a solvent, water assists in dissolving substances needed for proper functioning...
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...Final Project, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, and Exercise Plan SCI/241 Version 6 Carlos E. Matta University of Phoenix Final Project, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, and Exercise Plan In my first report I indicated my age 42 years old, my weight was 165 pounds and height 5’6”. My daily exercise was riding bike between 6 to 8 miles a day for 3 days during the week for a total of 350 minutes of Physical Activity. Week one 3 day analysis for breakfast I had a cup of coffee with flavored cream with sandwich or cereals, for lunch I had sandwich or reheated food from previous day, snack I had wheat cake, fruits or chips and for dinner; Latin food, hamburger or pasta, don’t drink soft drinks, but drink Lipton Iced Tea and water. (Matta) (2012). Based on the first report I was over in grains on vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein foods, oils I was under; empty calories I was under with 280 calories, total calories average was 1785 status and sodium was high on all 3 days. (SuperTracker) (n.d.). After the first report I tried to modified some eating habits measuring the amount of food; cereal, pasta, rice and beans in cups, steaks and fish cut in 4 ounces, drink more water and less alcoholic drinks and increase my daily exercise adding two days of walking 3 miles per day increasing my weekly Physical Activity to 630 minutes. (Matta) (2013). The latest report from January 2nd through January 4th, all the food groups where under my empty calories was lower then the first one at 208...
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...Reflections on Nutrition SCI/241 4/4/2011 Summer Groff Week 9 Checkpoint Reflecting on what I have studied so far on nutrition, using my assignments completed up until this point is that I have come to the knowledge of how the human body works from the moment food enters the mouth through digestion and coming out as waste. I have also obtained knowledge about how the body changes through aging, and how diet and exercise can actually help the body’s digestion and growth process. I have learned through doing research throughout my course on nutrition, which has helped me gained understanding on what to do to stay healthy as I age. The assignment that I enjoyed throughout this class is the three day activity analysis. After completing the analysis I became aware of what I was eating and made me aware that food is the body’s main source of fuel, which means that nutrients in food gives the body cells energy to function. I am now cautious and made changes of what I eat. Making healthy decisions and adding daily exercise to my life style has improved my health. Another assignment I enjoyed was week 5 on dehydration. I learned much about the importance of water and how the body needs water to function adequately. Water washes away and cleanse out toxins, it also assists the cell functioning, and is the primary aid of the ear, nose and throat functioning. Water also bathes the cells in the body and serves as a lubricant; it cleanses both external and internal surface...
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...Nutrilite Double X multivitamin/multimineral/phytonutrient supplement meets and exceeds the recommendations for daily intake of over two dozen nutritional substances, and includes other substances that have known benefits but do not yet have an allowance recommendation. Furthermore, this supplement is designed to be taken once in the morning and once in the evening which will ensure a greater chance of a higher absorption rate. My diet is based primarily on convenient availability of dietary options as pertaining to my schedule and my financial means. I do believe that my intake is at or near the recommended amounts, but nowhere near the levels of this supplement. Regularly taking Nutrilite Double X would positively effect metabolism, energy levels, psychological attitude, mental functions, and various other biological events. It would not put me in danger of toxic levels of any of these substances when added to my current diet. The consequences of toxic levels of these items varies from substance to substance, however the most common problem is that too much of any substance in the bloodstream attacks the liver …and with many of these substances the end result can be a complete arrest of liver functioning. I would be excited to take a dietary supplement of this caliber. It seems to be ideal in meeting the average working American where we need to be met and helping the body function well. However, this is also a cost-heavy product. At nearly $2.60 per day, this...
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...Resource: Brochure Builder Imagine that you are a nutritionist, and responsible for educating your customers on the importance of eating healthy. You notice many of your customers have been following a low-carb diet when they want to lose weight. You are concerned about their health and would like to provide them with more information on how their bodies use carbohydrates. Create a 2-page pamphlet explaining carbohydrates to your customers. Include the following information: Define carbohydrates and the basic function of sugars and starches in the body. Describe the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates. Describe how sugars are broken down and used in the body. Discuss the benefits carbohydrates provide to the body. Provide examples of foods that are considered healthy sources of carbohydrates. Include information on one of the following disorders related to carbohydrates: lactose intolerance, diabetes, or hypoglycemia. Address the following: Define this disorder. Explain how it affects the body. Provide some courses of action used to treat and manage the disorder. Submit the brochure to your instructor. Carbohydrates vs. Your Health Chasity Farrar Many of you reading this brochure are interested in losing weight, right? The first thing people normally think is they have to cut out carbs in order to complete this task. Carbohydrates are organic compounds living in sugars, starches, and cellulose and these usually are broken down to help fuel our...
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...To: Steve Howe From: Cristina Aravena Date: September 21, 2015 Re: Mark Down Client Mark Down came to the law firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. We did a will for him stating that all his assets go to the children since his wife previously past. He executed a power of attorney to his son, Slowe, giving him the power to handle all of his assets. Mark Down health started deteriorating and Slowe is worried that Mark may need Medicaid. Slow wants to remove Mark’s assets of $300,000 brokerage account and give them to his children. Since Slowe said Mark is losing competency and doesn’t want to deal with any financial matters anymore, Slowe is asking if he can transfer the money. Right now that would put Mark at a 5 year period of ineligibility for long term Medicaid care. According to New York law, there are limitations to how much a power of attorney can gift a year. In the Matter of Ferrara 7 N.Y. 3d 244 (2006), decedent George J. Ferrara, executed a will stating that his entire assets will go to the Salvation Army. When the decent became hospitalized in Florida, his nephew Dominick Ferrara came and visited then decedent, then told Dominick to obtain powers of attorney so that [he] could attend to [decedents] affairs. (id. 248) “Florida powers of attorney apparently authorized Dominick and john Ferrara to write checks on decedent’s bank accounts and liquidate certificates of deposit”. On January 25, 2000, decedent signed multiple originals of a “Durable General...
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