- If I were a manager for a fast food chain or the food company, the actions I would take with respect to obesity are as follows: 1. The serving size of a food item will be in accordance to the calories requirement of an individual on an average basis. The serving size for the children would be different and would be charged accordingly. 2. The amount of the calories and the nutritional content of each of the food item would be listed in the menu.…
Health and nutrition, particularly my own, is something I have taken special interest in lately as I’ve come to realize I’m rapidly approaching the second half of my life and want it to be as good as, or even better than, the first half. If I were to be asked eight weeks ago if I was a healthy person, my answer would be a resounding, “Yes;” my regular physicals and blood work confirming my response. And while I still believe that to be true, what an eye opener the Diet Analysis project was, as far as understanding my actual nutritional intake in comparison to the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) of nutrients recommended for optimal health and well-being. The following paragraphs not only detail the Diet Analysis PLUS program used for this project,…
Experiment Testing Organic Molecules in Commercially Available Protein Supplements Introduction In this experiment, my lab partners and I examined three different samples of protein supplements in order to test for organic molecules such as sugar, starch, and protein. The average consumer that purchases protein supplements, such as those we examined in lab, use them for physical fitness. This means that they would be searching for the protein powder with the most amount of protein and least amounts of other ingredients such as sugar and starch; however, this can be difficult to judge just from the nutrition label. Because we were interested in finding the amounts of sugar, proteins, and starch in each sample, we ran both a qualitative and…
I have learned a lot about nutrition so far over the course of this semester. This diet analysis project was probably the thing that I have least looked forward to having to complete. I know my diet is poor, I figured I ate too many bad foods, but I didn 't expect it to be lacking essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients in so many different areas. It 's truly amazing to see foods I thought were "complete" and "good" for me, aren 't really, and may actually hinder me in the quest for a truly healthy diet.…
In assignment two, the multimedia evaluation, I categorized pizza, a notorious “junk food”, as a nutrient-rich food. I strategically organized my video, beginning with an attention-grabbing introduction, establishing three criteria, and ending with a call-to-action conclusion. Throughout my evaluation, I employed various rhetorical strategies to supplement my claim and convey a message to the audience, pizza lovers and/or skeptics. The use of these strategies combined with the arrangement of the film create an effective evaluation, establishing pizza as a nutrient-rich food.…
In this project a experiment is being conducted based on the hypothesis being studied which is can a fruit density indicate the nutrition value? This paper explains the science of nutrition and how the digestive system works; also makes real world connections between food and obesity; has guidelines based on types of foods that are considered malnutrition; gives insight on density and how nutrition in food is related; and informs readers on the different types of nutrition and how they are different from each other. This project is being designed to test former knowledge on others who have conducted this experiment; and to answer many questions such as what is the difference between nutrients based fruit and regular fruits? Does dense fruits…
Richie Harkenrider 12/5/16 Diet Analysis Paper Part 2 Introduction: Nutrition is extremely important in living a healthy lifestyle. Keeping an eye on your personal daily nutrition values and intake is vital to an effective diet. After analyzing my diet over a period of time, I was finally able to give myself an overall grade for each of the six core nutritional concept.…
There are three reports summarized from MyFitnessPal including foods and portions. The following main energy nutrients were tracked carbohydrates, fat and protein along with cholesterol, sodium, sugars and fibers. The second report tracked saturated fat, polyunsaturated, fats monounsaturated fats, trans…
Nutrients can be broken down into two categories: Macronutrients and Micronutrients. Macronutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Micronutrients are the vitamins and minerals the body needs in small amounts. For macronutrients, the amount needed of each seems to be an ongoing debate. Do we go 30% fat, 30% carbohydrate, 40% protein?…
There are six essential nutrients humans need for good health. Carbohydrates and fats as energy sources, protein as the main component of cells, Vitamin C for synthesis of collagen which is used for structure in several body parts, minerals to help cells function, and water for transport of nutrients…
Principal component analysis (PCA) is a data reduction where new dietary pattern variables are derived on the basis of the correlation matrix of the original food variables. The use of principal components analysis to derive dietary patterns requires several arbitrary choices such as the original variables to include and the number of dietary patterns to identify. A component of PCA, is factor analysis or cluster analysis which is a data driven approach that uses mathematics to derive food intake patterns . Data used come from food frequency questionnaires (FFQs), 24-hour recalls and diet records. Individuals receive factor scores for each derived factor.…
The research work regarding the chemical processes within/relating to living organisms is said to be biochemistry, also known as biological chemistry. The complication of life can occur during biochemical process, if we control the information flow through biochemical signaling and through metabolism chemical energy flow. Various study fields like botany, medicines, genetics, Etc.which are areas of life science, are engrossed in research related to biochemical because biochemistry has made it easy to understand the living processes, this made biochemistry more successful since last few decades of the 20th century. Now-a-days, studying and understanding the biological molecular processes that takes place within a living cell is greatly…
Analysis of soil chemical and biological properties Soil chemical analysis and enzymes like urease, protease and nitrite reductase were carried out in the soil analysis laboratory, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. Soil pH analysis (soil:water = 1:1) performed by pH meter and Soil organic carbon was determined by dichromate oxidation (Walkley and Black, 1934). Total N in soil was determined by Semimicro-Kjeldahl method (Bremmer and Mulvaney, 1982). Nitrate nitrogen (NO3−-N) and exchangeable ammonium nitrogen (NH4 +-N) in soil was determined using FeSO4/Zn reduction method described by Carter (Carter, 1993). Total P in soil was determined using Sodium carbonate fusion described by Carter (Carter, 1993).…
Over the course of this class, I have learned many new things about diet, health, and proper nutrition for a long life. Without learning these very important things, I may have just continued on my old diet, which was not healthy in the least. I have now seen a real proper diet, complete with all different food groups and everything in between. I am grateful for this class, because otherwise, I would probably still have that unhealthy diet. Nutrition taught me a lot, and I am ready now to follow all that it taught me, and I think I have the knowledge now to teach the people around me about it too.…
INTRODUCTION Air, water and soil constitute our natural environment but with the increasing population and the prevalent lifestyle, there is a steady strain on the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil or land on which we live and which provides us livelihood. The Xenobiotic compounds undergo a number of processes in the environment and interact with living entities i.e., cells, organs and tissues, and cause significant impairment of physiological functions. Environmental biotechnology is developing fast. This is proved by the fact that biotechnology has a growth rate of 7 percent in the market of food and pharmaceutical applications.…