Be Smart - Understanding Food Labels and Nutrition FactsWritten by Patty Poon‚ M.Sc. last updated: May 2006Grocery shopping and reading labels are a delight for some and a real headache for others. Regardless of how you feel about them‚ determining whether a particular food product fits into your healthy diet plan has become easier. In addition to listing the amounts of macronutrients (fat‚ protein and carbohydrate including fiber)‚ a food label may also indicate vitamin and mineral content of the
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.Assessment of nutritional Purpose 1. To identify individuals or population group. Risk of becoming malnourished 2. Identify individuals who are malnourished 3. To develop health care program 4. To measure the effectiveness of the nutritional assessment Method: 1. Direct method deals w/ individual and measure objective criteria A. Anthropometrics methods- measurement of ht‚ wt & proportion. Accurate measurement of ht and wt is essential. Measurement for children/infants -mid-arm
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Assignment 1: Finding the leader in you: Self – Assessment /Johari Window Leadership can be considered in terms of power capacity and opportunity to give to others‚ the desire to get involved and take action to achieve a collective goal or achieve a common goal. This power derives an estimated authority‚ trust or reference mentor who cannot be decreed. Leadership is no way from a status‚ function or any degree of responsibility. It owes its existence to the recognition of others. 1. Develop a
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“You are what you eat” Did you know that 31.8 percent of the children in America are overweight‚ and 16.9 percent of that 31.8 percent is considered to be obese? Though America is not the only country with an obesity rate over 20 percent‚ America definitely takes the lead. Some seem to believe that Americans are overweight because we are spoiled as a whole. While others may believe that‚ you are what you eat. Meaning if you over eat you will be overweight. Personally‚ I have to agree with the
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this is very much true‚ you should still be careful when it comes to choosing the right psychic for you. With the following guidelines‚ you will gain a clearer view on what it takes to give and receive accurate psychic readings. 1. How can you determine if you are being given accurate psychic readings? A genuine psychic will tell you particular details of your situation. He will not make up stories but instead‚ relay to you what he senses. He will present his reading in an easy to understand manner
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“The More You Read‚ The More You Know.” by Clody Lorenzo Glorioso III We‚ human beings‚ are born with intellect and understanding. We are created with a brain that helps us think and imagine. We are so blessed that we have this kind of gift from above. So‚ the question is‚ if we are given with this intelligence‚ why do we need books? A book is as important as our brain. Like our brain‚ it helps us understand things. But‚ our brain has limitations. We can only comprehend what our senses
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155-101: SOCIAL PROBLEMS I have reviewed the Term Paper Outlines submitted by last week’s deadline. Most of you have been moving along nicely with the work related to the Term Paper and have accumulated a fair proportion of the points available at each stage. I will return your graded Outlines on Tuesday‚ April 15. Corrected Outlines may be turned in April 22 (Optional) to recuperate some of the points that may have been deducted. Outline Corrections will not be accepted after the end of the class
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PHYSIOLOGIC VALUE OF FOOD Organic compounds * Protein * Lipids * Carbohydrates * Vitamins Inorganic elements * Water * Minerals Vit & min * Act as a catalysts which prompt the 3 major nutrients –carbohydrates ‚ protein‚fats METABOLISM * “Metabolismos”-to change or alter * Chemical process of transforming foods into complex tissue elements and of transforming complex body substance into simpler ones‚ along with the production of heat energy * Is the totality of the
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other languages is what sets us apart from the animal world. If we do not preserve the old languages and force the world to only speak one‚ we are forcing the world to lose its own identity and culture. Without language we couldn’t read texts and stories from other countries‚ or even from further back in history. I love learning other languages and I love speaking them. To speak another person’s language‚ to me‚ is like being about to connect and understand them better. It also helps me to enjoy their
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Eating is one of human beings’ four basic needs. It is a simply action you take not only to endure your life but also to show yourself because “you are what you eat”. This saying above does not mean that you live to eat but your eating expresses the person you are willing to be. You can be fat or thin‚ tall or short‚ ..etc‚ which partly depends on your three everyday meals. Surprisingly‚ the sensible eating can give you some desired things such as the beauty‚ the health‚ the
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