Diet Analysis Paper

In order to improve my current diet, I need to reduce my caloric intake to the 1500-calorie diet recommended on USDA’s SuperTracker. The most efficient way to do this is to eat healthier meals at home rather than unhealthy, easy to procure fast food. In addition, I exceed my sodium intake with 2,016 mg on average, 516 mg over the recommended amount. Due to harmful effects of high sodium intakes on blood pressure, a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney diseases, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine established the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for Sodium at 2,300 mg. This indicates that I must lower my sodium intake as a precautionary measure (Higdon, Sodium (Chloride), 2001). Again, as mentioned above, the most proficient way to do this is by eliminating fast food out of my diet along with analyzing nutrition labels for high sodium content.
Furthermore, Studies have established a connection between daily phosphorus consumptions in excess and an increased risk of all-cause mortality in healthy individuals (Higdon, Phosphorus, 2001). I had an excess of 367 mg with a 1,067 mg average, which is something I may want to keep an eye on. By examining nutrition labels, I can track my intake and make decisions that are more informed.
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It was very impressive that it has the ability to analyze a whole diet in very few steps and can direct you toward a healthier lifestyle. However, it is lacking when it comes to food selections. At times, I had to enter my meal’s ingredients in in order to get an accurate nutrition reading. For instance my dinner on day 1 was a chicken and pasta alfredo meal, but I had to section it out the best I could to form the complete meal. While I myself have not used another diet analysis tool, my husband has used the “Fat Secret” app, which has a much wider food selection including meals from various