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    found that‚ sialic acid‚ folate‚ choline‚ omega-3 fatty acids‚ and vitamin B6 and B12 perform an important role to our sustained ability to learn. This paper will provides an overview of recent studies on the brain functions associated with certain nutrition. What Nutritional Elements Elevate Learning Abilities? Certain foods are responsible for the proper brain functioning where as proper brain functioning is a prerequisite for efficient cognitive and learning ability

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    For elderly people‚ a number of dietary and health related problems arise: Malnutrition: Malnutrition is very common amongst elderly people‚ as they tend to dramatically lower their food intake‚ especially after losing a partner. Elderly people will often eat small meals infrequently‚ rather than sit down and eat proper meals they have cooked. Fluid intake: Paired with malnutrition‚ however less common‚ fluid intake can dramatically drop due to elderly people just not wanting to eat or drink‚ especially

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    nutrition and health

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    Part 1: Understand how diet is linked to health 1. Define what is meant by the term ‘healthy diet’. A healthy diet is something that covers all of your body’s needs‚ and ensures that your body gets all the nutrients that it requires to stay healthy in day to day life. The things that you require will vary depending on a number of different factors including age‚ gender and activity levels. 2. Describe why the healthy diets of adults and children may be different. Provide at least three

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    Task 3 5.1 Identify balanced meals‚ snacks and drinks for children in their EY‚ following government guidance on nutritional needs Children have to have a balanced diet of certain foods in order for the children to grow properly. This list provides for children;- Warmth Growth Sensory experience Fighting infection and healing the body Energy Helping general behaviour patterns‚ for example sleeping‚ concentration and alertness Establishment of good eating habits and prevention of digestive

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    Food AND Nutrition Scurvy (15) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155758.php Who gets scurvy? Though scurvy is a very rare disease‚ it still occurs in some patients - usually elderly people‚ alcoholics‚ or those that live on a diet devoid of fresh fruits and vegetables. Similarly‚ infants or children who are on special or poor diets for any number of economic or social reasons may be prone to scurvy. 16) http://www.articlesbase.com/anti-aging-articles/americans-unhealthy-lifestyle-is-the-leading-cause-of-death-407805

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    In our society‚ malnutrition and under-nutrition is a rising problem for the older adult population. Approximately 35%-85% of residents living in a long-term care facility‚ 60% of hospitalized older adults‚ and an estimate of 5%-10% of older adults living in community settings are malnourished (Maher and Eliadi‚ n.d.). These statistics sadly show that hospitalized and long-term care patients are more likely to become under nourished compared to the elderly population in the community. According

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    EYMP 3: Promote children’s welfare and well being in the early years 1. Understand the welfare requirements of the relevant early years framework. 1.1. Explain the welfare requirements and guidance of the relevant early years framework. As a provider I have to remember that in the UK we have set of welfare requirements or standards of early years care. There are three general requirement and each of these includes specific legal requirement. These specific requirements include statutory

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    Aging is a termed usually referred to someone that falls into the elderly criteria in order to describe their physical state. Most people tend to do this because people who are already in their fifties or sixties not longer have the strength and health that they once did when they were in their twenties or early thirties. Or at least this was the through process that I had when I was younger and this term came to my head. But what one does not take into consideration is that one begins aging the

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    Nutrition and Food

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    P4- Analysis Results Nutrient | Total | Rec. | %Rec | Calories | 844.39 | 2200 | 38.38% | Pro (g) | 36.42 | 48 | 75.88% | Fat (g) | 45.91 | 73.33 | 62.61% | Carb (g) | 71.21 | | -- | Na (mg) | 1508.05 | 2400 | 62.84% | vitA (IU) | 2229.17 | 4000 | 55.73% | vitC (mg) | 7.21 | 75 | 9.61% | satF (g) | 20.59 | 24.44 | 84.25% | Chol (mg) | 215.88 | 300 | 71.96% | Nutrient | Total | Rec. | %Rec | Calories | 844.39 | 2200 | 38.38% | Pro (g) |

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    Obesity By: Alec Artidiello and Milagros Isabel Baez Table of Contents Topic Discription……………………………………………….1 Topic Cause……………………………………………………2 Topic Solution/Prevention…………………………………….3 Topic Conclusion (Opinion)…………………………………..4 Topic Data and Statistics……………………………………..5 Bibliography…………............................................................6 Obesity       The foods that we eat everyday contribute to our well being. Many different foods provide us with the nutrients

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