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Write My Essay For MeChapter 1: Food Choices
1. The National Council Against Health Fraud
· Supplement Abuse
· The NCAHF Statement on Supplement Abuse reports that Consumers, Health Practitioners, and the Government should all practice Supplement Abuse awareness. First, consumers should be aware of what kind of supplement are being put into their bodies. Second, health practitioners should be aware if a patient purposefully or accidentally consuming more supplements than needed. And lastly, the Government must be aware of all products that they are putting out on the marking and making sure everything is labeled correctly so that the consumers educate themselves on the products that they are eating. We all have a responsibility to each other to provide the best care that we possibly can and to make sure we continue to stay healthy.
2. Quackwatch
· Signs of a “Quacky” Web Site
· According to Quackwatch, “any site used to market herbs or dietary supplements” are considered “Quacky”. Three general characteristics to spot an untrustworthy website are: 1) a website that does not provide you with all the facts and are very vague in the information that they do provide, 2) products that make absolutely no sense for you to be using or taking, and 3) a website that does not inform you of the side effect and/or which type of people that should not or would not benefit from said product. For example, websites that will try to promote advanced weight loss products or special diets that cure a disease. In addition, “Quacky” websites will try to market Nutrition diets or supplements and “Alternative” methods of procedures, such as Acupuncture instead of surgery.
Chapter 2: Nutrition Tools
1. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
· The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for American outlines the key patterns for people to follow a healthy diet. The key is to be able to balance what you eat and drink. For example, following the food pyramid. You have to have a balance of vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, protein, and oils. However, a healthy eating pattern limits fat, i.e. saturated fats and trans fats, added sugars, and salt. Per the Dietary Guidelines, the best factor in a healthy diet is to have a healthy eating pattern.
2. MyPlate
· MyPlate is a tool that is used to provide you with the help that you need in order to balance a healthier style of eating. It will help you focus on variety, amount, and nutrition. In addition, provide you with different suggestions on how to mix you main food groups. There is also a section that will help you create a meal plan if you are on a budget. Making small changes to an everyday breakfast, lunch, or dinner is a step in the right direction that leads to a healthier lifestyle.
Chapter 1: Food Choices
Supplement Abuse
As I am reading this passage about supplement abuse I came across very important attributes that contributes towards people taking advantage of supplements because they believe if a little works then a lot must work even better. Through this chapter I realize that taking to many supplements is very easy for people to do because they believe that even though supplements aren’t drugs then it wont be addictive, nor will there ever be to much. The right way to use supplements is through the three principles which is variety, balance, and moderation. The government has responsibility when taking supplements as well, due to the fact they don’t fully aware the consumer of what these supplements are capable of. In this chapter there is talk about increasing the warning label on harmful supplements. There should be a risk of becoming a criminal if the labels don’t fully explain the intensity of supplements. I believe there should be an extreme care for supplements especially when creating labels for the bottles they come in, the risk of someone losing their life because they took to much of one supplement without warning is scary.
Signs of a Quack Device
What was significant in this section signs of a quack device you learn what to look out for while looking/purchasing a medical device. We all try to find the cheaper version of a product if we can, but if we all choose to do this then we need to know what to look out for when it comes to the device. whether that device is good or not, this passage helps us realize the norm for a typical device. The one key point that stood out mostly was the manufacturer, if they are even questionable on how to use the device then that should be your first sign you shouldn’t purchase it, or if you cant find it at a regular doctors office then that should tell you everything you need to know. Trusting unknown people or websites to order these devices shouldn’t be an option. If you really desire to have this product then I would suggest going to your doctor and specifically order it through them. It may be more expensive, but would be worth it in the end.
Chapter 2: Nutrition Tools
Dietary References Intakes
In this passage I learned DRI represents the most current scientific knowledge on nutrient needs of healthy populations. An important title that I came across while looking through these references was the calculator for healthcare professionals, which helps you plan better for your diet, so that way you don’t have to much of one thing or too little. It is important to have different references with your diet because then you can form multiple ideas as to how you can help yourself and diet. It is important to do research before applying a diet that may harm you, some people go right into a new diet, but what they don’t know because they didn’t research is that diet they picked out might not make a difference to their body but could harm your body without showing.
My Plate
My plate is a great visual to show people how to proportion their food and what to eat in order to be considered healthy. My plate represents the five food groups that are used to create a healthy diet. What goes on my plate is fruit, grains, vegetables, and protein. For my plate including a drink you should consider dairy. This specific plate gives you all the nutrients, fats, and sugars you need for a healthy and reliable breakfast/ dinner to get you through the day.
Chapter 1: Food Choices Herbal Remedies The NCAHF stated that most herbal remedies are marketed to be safe and healthy, when in reality they truly aren’t and the labeling to most aren’t exactly true. Most consumers don’t know the truth, and the exploitation of herbs is making modern society believe that if any label stating ‘all natural’ it must be natural. NCAHF clearly stated that the medications aren’t necessarily good for you, and can be deadly if misused. Ten ways to be quacked Anyone who promotes quackery knows how to sell to vulnerable people, they claim that most illnesses can be treated with supplements; when in reality it can only be treated with a change of diet. Quackery is even promoted on commercials on television, stating taking supplements helped with weight loss over a short period of time. Most cancer patients state they used treatments helped them over a period of time, but those are mostly fabrications. Chapter 2: Nutrition Tools Dietary reference intakes Dietary reference intakes represent most accurate information on nutrients needed, taking an extra step and researching a diet before starting is very helpful. The website was helpful and had a nutrition calculator that helps you plan out a smarter diet that won’t hurt you in the long run. A persistent diet and making sure you’re intaking the right nutrients is key. My plate My plate is a very helpful way to learn how to manage food intake, it’s another way other than making a fist trick to figure out how to portion yourself. On my plate i have vegetables and ground turkey as my protein along with a side of fruit. Usually in the morning i switch it up and eat grains with some almond milk, there are 2.5 grams of fat in almond milk. Each gram of fat provides nine calories so there are just over 20 calories from fat in unsweetened almond milk. It’s something I’ve been sticking to rather than milk, and they both have vitamin D, calcium and protein.
