SCI/220
FEBUARY 11, 2012
Teresa Madewell
The results from my three day intake some of the food s in my recorded daily intake that provided protein were bananas, burrito, Popeye’s chicken, pizza hut stuffed crust, whole milk, spitz sunflower seeds, Cheeseburger, chocolate muffin just about everything I ate had protein in it my Carbohydrates were hand and hand with my protein the list was the same as for the lips it was also pretty close to the others my food intake is nothing close to the Dri mine were way above the standard I can improve by cutting out all the fast food its killing me according to DRI and I need to drink a lot more water or foods with more moisture. I eat more complete proteins but really lack the incomplete this is important to know because there needs to be a good balance between the two one shouldn’t be too far away from the other not being this way could cause some serious health issues high cholesterol obesity and even death. I was very surprised by my numbers I received because I’ve never really thought about what I ate until now my carbohydrates protein and lipids intake was almost double what it should be to fix this problem I would have to cut out a lot of fast food and drink plenty more water and let go of some of the snacks I eat and replace them with a fruit or something a lot more healthy than my usually choices.
Macronutrient intake was in range with protein but under acceptable distribution range for carbohydrates and over for fat not getting enough protein can be fatal because it has to do with like everything that goes on with your body initial effect of low protein intake can be muscle wasting accompanied by increasing weakness. You may also experience a greater number of infections because your immune system can’t produce enough antibodies or other immune molecules. Eating too few carbohydrates can be fatal as well you may include dizziness, headaches, weakness, fatigue, nutrient