I am at a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis because I exercise the recommended amount of 3 to 5 times a week for 30 minutes or longer. My recommended calorie intake is between 1310 and 1660 a day and my intake was 1457, which helps me stay in a healthy weight range for my height and age. My total carb intake was 196 and the recommended amount was 147-270. My fiber intake was 25 and recommended is 25-35, this is a concern and means that I need to make sure that I don’t go below my recommended fiber amount to prevent CV disease and cancer. My fat intake was 56 and the recommended amount was 29-65, which helps me prevent CV disease, cancer and diabetes. I need to start watching my fat intake more closely because I
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My protein intake was only 14 and recommended are 10 – 35, the reason for my low protein intake is that I ate chicken instead of kale broccoli or spinach, which has more protein than the chicken. I would like to get my protein from vegetables rather than protein from meat. My Vitamin intake was low on this chart vitamin C 74 recommended 100-500, Iron 60 recommended 100 – 150, Calcium 151 recommended 100-150, and Vitamin A 50 recommended 100-110 but I forgot to log my daily vitamin supplement which I am glad that I take seeing that I don’t get enough vitamins from my diet which is alarming to me because I would like to get all my vitamins from the food I eat instead of taking supplements. Vitamins are important to maintain nerves, skin, produce blood cells, build bones and teeth and heal wounds as we learned in our class on vitamins. Vitamin D and Calcium are important to prevent and treat Osteoporosis. My caffeine intake was 145 mg, I drink one cup of coffee a day and I try not to drink more than that because I know that it dehydrates you and can cause health
My protein intake was only 14 and recommended are 10 – 35, the reason for my low protein intake is that I ate chicken instead of kale broccoli or spinach, which has more protein than the chicken. I would like to get my protein from vegetables rather than protein from meat. My Vitamin intake was low on this chart vitamin C 74 recommended 100-500, Iron 60 recommended 100 – 150, Calcium 151 recommended 100-150, and Vitamin A 50 recommended 100-110 but I forgot to log my daily vitamin supplement which I am glad that I take seeing that I don’t get enough vitamins from my diet which is alarming to me because I would like to get all my vitamins from the food I eat instead of taking supplements. Vitamins are important to maintain nerves, skin, produce blood cells, build bones and teeth and heal wounds as we learned in our class on vitamins. Vitamin D and Calcium are important to prevent and treat Osteoporosis. My caffeine intake was 145 mg, I drink one cup of coffee a day and I try not to drink more than that because I know that it dehydrates you and can cause health