II. Discussion Section
A. Diet Data Discussion
Item 2) My fat intake is 68 g/day and 30.3% of my total calories intake, the recommendation is 53-94g/day and 20-35% of the total calories intake suggesting that I consume a healthy amount of fat, and the health implications of which I am not at increased risk are diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
My carbohydrate intake is 254 g/day and 50.2% of my total calories intake, the recommendation is 271-391g/day and 45-65% of the total calories intake, showing that while consuming a healthy percentage of carbohydrate, I do not have enough carbohydrate in my diet in terms of absolute quantity (grams), and the health implication is that I am at increased risk of loss of muscle mass and constipation.
My protein intake is 98 g/day and 19.4% of my total calories intake, the recommendation is 60-211g/day and 10-35% of the total calories intake, showing that I consume an appropriate amount of protein, and I am not at increased risk of edema (due to eating too few proteins) nor the weakening of immune system.
Item 3) My cholesterol intake is 348 mg/day, the recommendation is no more than 300mg per day, …show more content…
Yet, according to a recent weight measuring, my weight hasn’t changed, despite my effort to try to gain some healthy weight. The health implication associated with the net caloric gain is that I am at possible risk of increased storage of excess calories as fat, which brings threats such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Performing strength training, and transforming those excessive calories into muscle mass, which in turn levels up the metabolism to prevent the excessive storage of fat, is my strategy to gain some healthy
A. Diet Data Discussion
Item 2) My fat intake is 68 g/day and 30.3% of my total calories intake, the recommendation is 53-94g/day and 20-35% of the total calories intake suggesting that I consume a healthy amount of fat, and the health implications of which I am not at increased risk are diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
My carbohydrate intake is 254 g/day and 50.2% of my total calories intake, the recommendation is 271-391g/day and 45-65% of the total calories intake, showing that while consuming a healthy percentage of carbohydrate, I do not have enough carbohydrate in my diet in terms of absolute quantity (grams), and the health implication is that I am at increased risk of loss of muscle mass and constipation.
My protein intake is 98 g/day and 19.4% of my total calories intake, the recommendation is 60-211g/day and 10-35% of the total calories intake, showing that I consume an appropriate amount of protein, and I am not at increased risk of edema (due to eating too few proteins) nor the weakening of immune system.
Item 3) My cholesterol intake is 348 mg/day, the recommendation is no more than 300mg per day, …show more content…
Yet, according to a recent weight measuring, my weight hasn’t changed, despite my effort to try to gain some healthy weight. The health implication associated with the net caloric gain is that I am at possible risk of increased storage of excess calories as fat, which brings threats such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Performing strength training, and transforming those excessive calories into muscle mass, which in turn levels up the metabolism to prevent the excessive storage of fat, is my strategy to gain some healthy