There is no RDA for potassium‚ although the National Library of Medicine recommends 1‚600 to 3‚500 mg of potassium for the average adult diet. The association recommends equal amounts of sodium and potassium for our bodies. A variety of potassium-rich foods should be eaten daily for healthy and active people. Athletes also may need more potassium because it helps replace the lost of potassium from muscles and the lost in sweat during exercise. Athletes involved in prolonged and hard exercise may require
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* * * * My Daily Intake * SaDonna Bobb * 2/6/2013 * Robin Goolsby * University of Phoenix * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * My Daily Intake * Over the last 3 days‚ I have recorded all the food that I have consumed in my iProfile3.0. within the 3 day span of meal entries was inputted to the journal. Meals were chronicled around breakfast‚ lunch‚ dinner‚ and snacks. Protein
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Pop intake causes many issue to your body that many people do not know of so they keep on drinking pop because it tastes good. Pop cause many issues to the bones organs and teeth. Drinking pop can increase your risk to have a heart issues by twenty percent. My goal after doing to food works analysis is to decrease my pop intake from having more than one pop a day to having 1 pop per week to cutting pop from my daily diet. I want to decrease my intake of pop. I also would like to lose some weight
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contraction and nerve transmission. The DRI recommended intakes for sodium for adults ages 19 to 50 years old is 1‚500 milligrams per day. The Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for sodium for adults ages 19 years and older is 2‚300 milligrams sodium per day which is the about in about 1 teaspoon of salt. The DRI Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for salt for adults 19 years and older is 5.6 grams of salt (sodium chloride‚ NaCl) a
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eat contains calories. Excess calorie intake means that the daily intake of calories is too much and above the daily use of energy. Nowadays‚ the major nutritional problems are excess calorie intake such as fat‚ protein‚ and sugar and insufficient intake of the fiber and nutrients provided by vegetables and fruits. A well-balanced diet is important for our body to function optimally‚ everyone needs to be conscious about the bad effects of a high-calorie intake. Why are so many people consuming
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3 Day Diet Analysis Report I would describe my current eating habits as poor and unhealthy eating habits. Sometimes I eat healthy‚ but I noticed I will probably eat once a day and it will probably be something light. Sometimes I will let my insecurities take over my eating habits because I think I’m eating too much or gaining weight. Even though I barely eat I still cook for my son because I do not want him picking up on my bad eating habits. When I do cook for him I make sure I cook two vegetables
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Three Day Diet Analysis According to the food pyramid‚ my diet is horrible considering what I have consumed in these 3 days. It shows that I need to start eating more‚ and better quality foods. My sugar intake is too high and should be reconsidered. Possibly I could swap out processed sugars for natural sugars; such as in fruit. It is obvious from the records I have provided that I do not take in as much (if any) fruit that one should be consuming on a daily basis. Thus‚ not only am I depriving
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Junk Food: Should the Government Regulate Our Intake? Creating a healthier living environment may be able reduce obesity and other things that may occur from drinking sugary drinks. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City decided in 2012 that he wanted to restrict the amount of purchases on sugary drinks. His idea was to limit the product to being no more than 16 ounces sold at places other than grocery or convenient stores. This ban was scheduled to go in effect in 2013. Could it really make
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Three Day Diet Analysis For this three day diet analysis project I wanted to eat as I normally would and be honest about all that I ate‚ to analyze not only what and how much I was eating‚ but also to see how healthy my diet really is. By doing so I can see if any of my diet choices are putting me at risk for certain health diseases‚ and what changes can be made to make my diet healthier. After analyzing my diet‚ I would say I am fairly healthy‚ though I am out of the target range in a few
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Diet Analysis 1 3 Day Diet Analysis Cortez Hardman Professor Mezu University of Phoenix February 17‚ 2013 Diet Analysis 2 Throughout my long military career‚ physical fitness and nutrition have always been a major factor in my life. There is more to living healthy than just exercise. Knowing nutrition‚ as well as proper dieting‚ goes hand and hand with exercise. Portion control and knowing nutritional values help ensure a path to a healthy lifestyle
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