Nutrition to help reduce Obesity - What are the four components

Nutrition to help reduce Obesity

Rough Draft: 

 Your first paragraph should introduce your topic of nutrients to help reduce obesity. Make sure your title reflects your topic. In the rest of your paper somewhere, you will incorporate your answers of the 9 questions listed in the signature paper assignment without putting the questions in to the paper. The best way to do this is answer all the 9 questions. Then put all these together in paragraphs to write your Rough Draft.

1. What are the four (4) components of a healthy diet? Be sure to explain each of the four components.

2. Name one (1) function of each of the following macronutrients: Fats, Protein, and Carbohydrates.

3. Discuss how a long-term deficiency and/or excess in each of the above-mentioned macronutrients affects overall health.

4. There are many micronutrients involved in fluid balance (electrolytes) and protection from oxidation (antioxidants). Name three (3) micronutrients and discuss what each of them does in terms of overall health.

5. Describe how a long-term imbalance of micronutrients could affect one’s health. What happens if there is a deficiency?  What happens if there is an excess?

6. Discuss the importance of physical activity in terms of energy intake. How can your subject balance their physical activity with their energy intake?  How much physical activity does your subject need each day to maintain a healthy body weight?  What are some ways that your subject can stay active?

7. Name one precaution your subject has taken in the past week in terms of food safety.

8. Name one common nutritional issue associated with each of the following groups of people: Pregnant Women, Children or Adolescents, and the Elderly

9. Name two (2) reputable sources of nutritional information besides your teacher and your textbook (These can be from online sources, nutrition-based organizations, or registered medical professionals)