Raneem Alkhatib Module One Summary week one Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 After a detailed reading for the dietary guidelines for Americans‚ I found it very informative and helpful. I think this document is very valuable for my future career as a clinical nutritionist. As a practitioner I would definitely refer back for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in helping my patients plan a healthy diet‚ make changes in their lifestyles‚ options for choosing meals when eating out. For my profession
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Pam: 5 Functions of the Department of Health and Human Services The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal government’s organization that oversees critical public service policies‚ agencies and systems. The HHS oversees the operational management‚ policy development and standards enforcement of public health related services and programs. The HHS ensures that individuals‚ families and communities receive and maintain adequate levels of health‚ social dignity and economic
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the Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act. The FDA cannot regulate dietary supplements as food. People of all ages have started to abuse and mix theses supplement drinks with alcohol trying to get a greater effect. On October 25‚ 1994 President Clinton signed into law the Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act. This legislation restricted how the FDA monitors Dietary Supplements. The FDA no longer has control on supplements and how they are sold to the public (The new dietary supplements
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Dietary Assessment tools help in identifying if an individual’s dietary intake and weight are within the recommended Dietary Guideline. A Dietary Assessment tool that is recommended by the USDA is SuperTracker‚ this application assesses the individual based on the information provided and informs if the dietary intake is within the recommended guidelines. The purpose of SuperTracker is to help Americans put the Dietary Guidelines for Americans into action. Traditionally‚ the Dietary Guidelines for
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FROM: Michelle Moscato SUBJECT: The 35 year failure of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans DATE: October 23‚ 2015 The Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a policy that was developed in order to ensure the health and wellness of the citizens of the United States. However‚ due to inept scientific research and evidence‚ these initial guidelines not only led to increased rates of obesity‚ but also the chronic diseases resulting from it causing millions of dollars in preventable healthcare costs. Despite
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Hawaiian Culture and Dietary Practices Hawaiian culture‚ health‚ and diet have all adapted throughout the years. Hawaiian medicine consisted of three elements: god‚ man‚ and environment. As the years went on Hawaiians adapted more traditional medicines and practitioners of different medical practices. Many Hawaiians were holistic‚ meaning they believed in spiritual‚ generosity‚ harmony‚ and humility for healing. Many Hawaiians believed that you could not have health without life. Even though
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Dietary Supplements Report Deborah Stone SCI241 Nutrition March 30‚ 2014 Dr. C. Graham Dietary Supplements Report The purpose of dietary supplements is to help support good health and some people use it as an alternative to modern day medicine. People will typically choose to take dietary supplements because they may not think they are getting enough vitamins and minerals through their diet. Some examples of widely used dietary supplements include beta-carotene‚
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HR Functions of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Lucinda West HSA320 November 12‚ 2012 Professor Dorothy Moore Strayer University Introduction The organization chosen is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCRH). St. Jude is the first institution established for the sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research and treatment into catastrophic childhood diseases‚ mainly cancer. SJCRH opened on February 4‚ 1962 and was founded by the late
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Dietary Evaluation Summary In reviewing my dietary intake for three days‚ it is a little shocking overall. I am lacking in some key areas of nutrition such as the amounts of fruits and vegetables that I should be consuming‚ and I have an excess in areas that I should be monitoring like total fat and empty calories. One area of concern is my sodium intake‚ it is a too high overall. One area of concern in my diet is the total fat. It is over by 33%-133% and my saturated fat is nearly double what
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What is dietary fibre? Dietary fibre‚ also known as roughage or bulk‚ includes all parts of plant foods that your body can’t digest or absorb. Unlike other food components‚ such as fats‚ proteins or carbohydrates — which your body breaks down and absorbs — fibre isn’t digested by your body. Instead‚ it passes relatively intact through your stomach‚ small intestine‚ and colon and out of your body. Fibre is commonly classified as soluble (it dissolves in water) or insoluble (it doesn’t dissolve):
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