Contemporary Diet and Nutrition

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HW220-Final Project

HW220: Contemporary Diet and Nutrition
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY

Prof Shantelle Weichers: Contemporary Diet and Nutrition
HW220
5/22/2012

Introduction

Unit 1 Dietary Trends and Nutrition
Information to Remember
Defining Diet and Nutrition
Eating Patterns and Habits of Americans
Nationwide Food Consumption
Nutritional Principals and Standards
Basic Food Groups
Guidelines for Healthy Eating
Relationship between Nutrition and Human Health
Nutritional Status
Emerging Health Issues

Resources
Health.gov
USDA
Medicine.net

Tools
MyPryimid

Unit 2 Food Choices
Information to Remember
Defining Food Choices
How Food Habits Develop
Influences and Determinates of Food Choices
Impact of Geography on Food Choices
The Problems of Food Misinformation
United States Food and Drug Administration (USDA)
Government-Funded Food Assistance Programs
The Food Industry

Resources
USDA

Tools

Unit 3 Food ChoiceS: Economics

Information to Remember
The Economics of Food
Societal Influences
Identifying Hunger and Malnutrition
Special Populations at Risk for Hunger and Malnutrition
Poverty and Poor Health
Unit Pricing

Resources

Tools

Unit 4 Food ChoiceS: fOODBORNE iLLNESSES

Information to Remember
Food Poisoning and Food Infection
Food-Borne Illness Transmission
High Risk Groups for Food-Borne Illness

Resources

Tools Unit 5 gENETICALLY eNGINEERED fOOD

Information to Remember
Biotechnology Defined
Genetic Assisted Agriculture
Genetic Modified Foods (GMOs)
Biotechnology Use
Potential and Actual Problems

Resources
Tools
Unit 6 tHE oRGANIC fOOD moVEMENT
Information to Remember
History of Organic Food
Labeling Organic Foods
Soil Preservation in Organic Farming
Organic Farming Practices
The True cost Of Buying Organic vs. Conventional

Resources
Tools
Unit 7 gLOBAL fOOD mARKETS
Information to Remember
Globalization

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