American Dietary Guidelines

Raneem Alkhatib
Module One Summary week one
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
After a detailed reading for the dietary guidelines for Americans, I found it very informative and helpful. I think this document is very valuable for my future career as a clinical nutritionist. As a practitioner I would definitely refer back for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in helping my patients plan a healthy diet, make changes in their lifestyles, options for choosing meals when eating out. For my profession, I can definitely refer back for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This document can help me improve the health of our nation and future generations by facilitating and promoting healthy eating and physical activity choices. I feel that the
I can educate my patients how to use the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I can explain to my patients about the concept of calorie balance, discuss diet and physical activity principles that can be used to help them achieve their calorie balance. My patients can be taught how to focus on several dietary components that can lead to excess weight gain. I can use the Dietary Guidelines to show my patients how focus on nutritious food that are recommended for nutrient adequacy and overall good health. Patients can be trained on how to refer to different appendices if they want to learn more about building healthy lifestyle patterns. In my opinions the Authors do a great job in writing the American Dietary Guidelines. The dietary Guidelines serve as an effective resource to help educate the public about their health. If I were a write, I would add few things. I would add a section for healthy recipes, educate more about methods to cook healthy, provide a restaurant that are approved by the FDA as a healthy option when eating out. Another important section that can be added, planning healthy meals for children. I would definitely add an educational section about improving teens food