Dietary Intake Assessment Dietary intake is a lifestyle factor that has a large effect on health and

Dietary Intake Assessment

Dietary intake is a lifestyle factor that has a large effect on health and wellness. Assess your dietary intake by tracking your diet and using appropriate tools to review it. It is suggested you use the MyFitnessPal website or application (app) to assess your diet, but you may select a tool of your own as long as it provides you with an analysis of your diet for calories, micronutrients, and macronutrients.

To begin, keep a record of your food intake for at least one day. ( JUST TO LET YOU KNOW: I STARTED A DIET PROGRAM 2 WEEKS AGO COUNTING MY CALORIES AND STARTING TO EAT HEALTHER)You may add your food directly into the MyFitnessPal website or app, or you may use the sample in the Food Diary – How to Keep Track of What You Eat (Links to an external site.) webpage. You may also create something similar on your own. Assessing your food intake can help you determine which nutrients you are consuming in excess and which nutrients you need more of. Be sure to include serving sizes and all beverages consumed.

Review the MyFitnessPal Tutorial (Links to an external site.) and Introduction to MyFitnessPal (Links to an external site.) YouTube videos for assistance on logging your food and analyzing your diet.

Once you have logged your food intake on the MyFitnessPal website or app, scroll down and click on the nutrition tab. At the top of the Nutrition page, “Calories,” “Nutrients,” and “Macros” are displayed. Select each category to review your daily totals. Pay attention to the total amount consumed and your goal for each component.

Finally, analyze your diet by answering the questions below in your journal (JOURNAL DOWNLOADED TEMPLATE) Use the template for your journal. It should contain the two parts described below.

Part 1: Assess your diet by addressing the following items:

Analyze your daily fat, saturated fat, sugar, carbohydrates, and caloric intake. Explain how your numbers compared with the goal levels.

Identify your vitamins and minerals that fell below the goal level. Elaborate on how your protein intake compared with the goal level. Discuss specific grams.

Explain the role and importance of consuming each of the following: Minerals Vitamins Carbohydrates Water Protein Fiber Fat

Part 2: Examine the effects of your diet on your health and wellness by addressing the following items in your journal entry:

Identify the effect your diet has on your health and wellness. Based on your dietary analysis is our diet intake protecting you or increasing your health risks?

Explain two chronic diseases directly related to an unhealthy diet. ( HIGHBLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES AND HEART ATTACK/STROKE) Support your explanation with other scholarly source.

Explain two ways you could improve your diet. Be specific and provide examples.

For the journal assignment, use the template Download template. Your journal should be a minimum of two pages in length (not including the title page or reference page). As a minimum, INCLUDE THE DIETARY WEBSITE you used as references in your response to this journal activity.

Include an APA formatted title page and reference page. See the Introduction to APA

READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY USE DOWNLOADED TEMPLATE FOR ASSIGNMENT INCLUDE THE DIETARY WEBSITE YOU USED USE CITATIONS AND REFERENCE PAGE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE THANKS

FYI. IM AN AFROAMERICAN FEMALE 48. CONTROLLED (STILL TAKE A LOW DOSE PILL DAILY) HIGHBLOOD PRESSURE NOW SINCE DIETING 2 WEEKS AGO TRYING TO EAT MORE HEALTHIER. IM 170 POUNDS GOAL WEIGHT 130-140. STARTING TO EAT MORE VEGETABLE LESS STARCHES, ONLY DRINK WATER NOW NO SODA. WALKING MORE, RIDING MY BIKE MORE, STRETCHING IN MORNING, JOIN AN AEROBICS CLASS AND MEDITATION CLASS

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